Name: Wigflex
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "wf1"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2009-03-19

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

1 / 12" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Bass / Breaks

Label GB

for the past few years, nottingham's wigflex night in has made clued up ravers jump and twist to some of the weirdest, most fucked up and cutting edge electronic music around. the wigflex ethos is essentially 'keep it unpredictable (and fun)', with a soundtrack ranging from dubstep, tech haus and techno to bleep hop, wonky bumps and, well, pretty much anything else. that unpredictability has been carried over brilliantly into this ep, the first release on the newly-minted wigflex label. representing the pick-n-mash feel of both the club and promoter dj spam chop's barnstorming dj sets, the four tracks here all mix a wide range of influences from within and outside of electronic dance music to create oddball anthems that you can rave or relax to. kicking off is the mighty geiom with 'lame car', an intricate and restlessly inventive vintage synth and sub-bass workout, as full of energy and sparky excitement as the dusty rave tunes its opening piano stabs seem to refer to. the berkane sol label head has been making waves internationally over the last couple of years with a string of forward-looking releases, and 'lame car' is an impressive addition to his production cv, driven hard by a funky engine and the same sweet balance of rhythmic science and melodic infection that has characterised kode9's recent cuts. maintaining these levels of depth and atmospherics is metaphi with 'the more i know her', in which a warping robotic hook and bouncy two-step drums thread through delicately layered chimes and melodic touches en route to a burst of brass that will have even the dingiest dancefloor ready to start a carnival. this is the first release under the metaphi flag for the skwee protagonist metske, known for previous outings on harmonia and flogsta danshall. next up, part man / part machine hizatron plots a darker and twisted path with 'schlupinski', a rubberised techno monster built around a relentless and sinister bass synth refrain, with nerve-jangling, pulse-quickening, limb-animating bleeps, clicks, percussive ticks and taps dancing and chirruping on top of it like goblins on bald mountain. it's minimal jim, but not as we know it. the parting shot is the eerie stomper 'jangle fuss' from taylor, which keeps up the techno theme established by hizatron but takes it into altogether more fidgety and fractured zones. taylor used to play guitar in a prog rock band, and his love affair with delay pedals endures in a production style that can only be described as 'reem'. already a regular pull-up for selectors like appleblim, 2562, pangaea and max cooper, the wigflex ep is pegged for a tune of the month review in idj, and plenty more coverage is in the works.

Wigflex

Music GB