A GUY CALLED GERALD
TRONIC JAZZ THE BERLIN SESSIONS - SAMPLER VOL 2
12"
CAT NUMBER: AGCG2
RELEASE DATE: 23 Aug '10

Second in a series of four limited edition 12" singles constituting the vinyl release of A Guy Called Gerald’s killer new album "Tronic Jazz : The Berlin Sessions". "Tronic Jazz" follows a certain minimalist impulse, but it's far too lush ever to be mistaken for the dreaded 'mnml' of recent years. This stuff is wide-eyed and full of life. When it funks, it funks hard, and when it smoothes out, it can be as intimate as a hand-written note left on a lover's pillow. Yet as 'classic' in tone as "Tronic Jazz" may be, it’s no retro trip… instead, Gerald uses the foundations of house and techno as a language of his own, and speaks volumes with them. This plate carries three tracks; A1 "Nuvo Alfa" skips and swings with acidic intent, while dark strings from the Detroit school create an ominous swellacidic skip with dark strings; A2 "Flutter" revisits the kind of lush and melodic techno punch that 808 State trademarked around the time of their early 90s "Ex El" period; finally, B-side "Wow Yheah" spreads out to an eight minute miltaristically-driven hard jacker that sounds like Phuture remade for the funky dubstep age.

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A GUY CALLED GERALD - Tronic Jazz The Berlin Sessions EP2
Laboratory Instinct
TECHNO / HOUSE
Released: Aug 2010
Catalogue Number: AGCG2-12

Second 12" lifted from Gerald's recent 'Tronik Jazz: The Berlin Sessions' LP. 'Nuvo Alfa' starts the groove with a cruising bass line and flickering drums emulating the classic analog sound he's known for, before dope strings drops and take the track to a cool conclusion. 'Flutter' follows with a fluid Detroit techno vibe, all spidery strings and dark synthline surges pinned with an refined roll. Heaviest of the lot is 'Wow Yheah' nodding to Kevin Saunderson with Reese style bass and bustling early 90s techno rhythms for intoxicating effect. Cool.

[Reviewer: Unknown]