In a flurry of dreamy electronica driven by peak time dance pressure, Kiritchenko bursts onto PM+ with a sound entirely his own. Andrey Kiritchenko has been an active musician in Ukraine since the early 90s, more commonly found working in electro-acoustic and other such experimental music zones. Of course, this means he approaches techno with a welcome dose of irreverence that leads to some truly original results.
'Black Heat' has plenty of uptempo thrust to keep the floor on lock, but it's the hyphy stabs zipping across the front of the mix that bring a hysterical party dimension to the track. Meanwhile, the middle distance is shaped out by undulating, wistful pads more commonly found gliding through downtempo headphone fodder. The contrast gives the track a zest strong enough to inject colour into the most monochrome of situations.
'More Vows Untold' continues the maverick delights with a strong line in pitch-bending vocodered stabs and demonic spectres. It's the kind of track that gleefully pokes at the fabric of reality by bending human elements to very mechanical tasks and giving everything a dose of disorientation. Stripped-back enough to be layered in the mix but striking enough to carry itself independently, it's exactly the kind of outsider selection that leaves a trail of shocked ravers scrambling to make sense of the situation.
Mastered by: Isle Audio
Artwork by: Håkan Ullberg
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