After the deranged chamberedits of 'Vienna' for Where To Now?, U returns with a special edition 2-track 12" for Phantasy Sound.
'Friendly Ghost' enters with a splay of combatbongos, a thin synthetic aura draws over the fluctuating rhythms before a strangely negative bassline sets the pace in nuwave perpetual motion, inevitably spiraling back on itself into a clattering reversal.
On the flip 'Ascension Hymn' rushes headlong into a mechanical shunter, abruptly dragged back by a frail and singular voice reciting an uncertain mantra of selffulfilment over this blunted hardcore epic spanning 13 minutes.
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released December 9, 2016
Designed and printed by U
Mastered by Noel Summerville
Released by Phantasy Sound
Livity Sound keep them coming, up there with Azu Tiwaline's Magnetic Service & al Wooton's Snake Dance. Favourite track;Scorpion, deep,hypnotic percussive trance.
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Few tracks get the party going like First Casualty. A staple in so many sets since way before its release, it gives great joy and euphoria, while being bold and dynamic. This record proved to be the start of something special for Nathan Micay. Props for the 24-bit quality and hats off to Whities for another gem. Edward