Name: Dream On
Brand: Ital

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ziq327cd

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Limited edition

Release date

2012-11-05

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Ital

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Electronic

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with his second release for planet mu this year, 'dream on' is more of a full-length outing for ital aka daniel martin-mccormick and a much more substantial record than the very popular and widely critically acclaimed 'hive mind'. on 'dream on' ital takes his experimentation with house and techno forms even further, creating impressionistic deconstructions from the tropes of early house and techno. sunny chords, laid back drum shuffle and rhythmic vocal loops are picked apart and threaded with a rich psychodrama of delirious textures, tidal chords and uneasy roughness and dissonance. having spent over 20 weeks on the road since the completion of 'hive mind', 'dream on' reflects the raw energy of the live show and the touring mindset: the heady, dream-feel of house, cut with both dub's fracturing smear and an understanding of the power of distortion, honed from years working in diy and noise. 'despot' starts the album with a trancey bassline punctuated with off-key vocal stabs, the form of the track brutally prized apart with pitch-shifting seasick chords. it's the record's longest track, and a powerful opener. 'boi's mix of stuttering vocal loops, aqueous chords and frantic drums is tainted with sorrow and loss. it's got a nervous energy, always feeling like it's going to topple in on itself, lapsing from ravey propulsion into nauseated hiss and back again. 'eat shit (waterfalls mix)' is broken and distressed techno in miniature, making the most of distortion and echo to create shimmer and splinters of noise over rough, murky percussion. the dark center of the album, 'enrique', strips things back to a cavernous ambience with molasses-slow vocals and a heartbeat drum, building into pulsing tones and scratching noise pulled across the spectrum.

Dream On

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