Collection: [Altered Circuits]
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Italian producer Jacopo Latini dropped a classy slice of techy trance on Berlin label Mood Waves last year, marking his debut proper and heralding a new talent in the thriving modern trance scene. Now he's following up on the promise of that release with this EP for Altered Circuits, which leads in with the sublime restraint of 'Motherboard', an elegant and mysterious take on the genre. 'High Voltage' pivots on a warm, analogue-sounding bassline and straight-up tech house drums, but there's space for some blissfully harmonious arps which give that trance feeling in an instant. 'It Comes In The Morning' has a slightly techier demeanour to its synth lines, and 'Dual Effect' takes things more introspective, but at all times the emotional content is the driving force behind these outstanding club tracks. -
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"For ALT015, we welcome the fabled DMX Krew for a second time. The Space Is Inside EP accurately reflects the artist's multiple decennia in the studio, shaping his aesthetics on the axis of electro, techno and synthpop. On Vicious Windows, a distinct lead pierces through the ominous, unison-drenched synths stabs and square waves. As the track progresses, we are kept on our toes by drum fills that sound like hydraulic valves releasing pressure and subtle detune slider fiddling. The hot and sweaty Bass box combines zap-like bass patterns with even more jittery synth work, while the titular woofer addresses us in a vocoder voice. Warm Places echoes Dutch West Coast, and although concise, sufficient melody and modulated drums are snuck in to immediately reveal the artist's hand. On Space Is Inside dark chords interplay with a wistful FM bass melody. Subtle bursts of synth sparkle keep everything rooted in silky melancholy. While the strings on Mental Disturbance are also gloomy, the lead is more frantic. The 303's modulation is constant, and slowly flanged snare drums try their best keeping it in line. Closer Tunnel Beneath Precinct 11 sure doesn't tone down either. The spooky, reverb-laden synth work collides with a dark, catchy bass, its cutoff and resonance knobs never left untouched. It closes down an EP of machine funk that covers a lot yet manages to shape into a satisfyingly cohesive arc."