From Lance Sent Tue, Oct 31st 2000, 04:22
From Lance Sent Tue, Oct 31st 2000, 04:22
. Kit Clayton: lateral forces 12" (Vertical Form 005)
LANCE COMMENTS -- The ep starts with 'Izmit' a long slow-building mid-tempo effects-laiden piece of dub electronica that dwells the plodding experimental rasta-realms between Vladislav Delay and Various Artists. 'Quindo' continues the midtempo dub excursion but this time in a way more reminscent of Stefan Betke's more recent Pole outings. 'Nantou' finishes off Lateral Forces with a enveloping slice of bc-flavored downtempo dub. Another brilliant and relaxing dub journey by Kit Clayton from the equally as consistent Vertical Form label. To me, nobody seems to be delivering the experimental dub better than labels like Vertical Form and ~Scape.
PRESS INFO -- Over a year in the making, Joshua Kit Clayton's 'Lateral Forces' ep is finall finished. Written and produced over the course of last year amidst a heavy touring schedule and a string of acclaimed eps, albums and project-based releases for a variety of premier league electronic labels. The results of the ep are what we feel are amongst some of his finest amd most accomplished works to date.
Taking things to an entirely different level and approaching production from a variety of differing reference points, the ep details and documents the next level for Kit Clayton. Temporarily steering away from his more recent dub-flavored excursions for Stefan Betke's might Scape imprint, his work here for Vertical Form represents a much more advanced, tonal and digital side to his sound. Combining the use of sophisticated technology with raw basic groove composition, the ep effectively explores, twists and re-invents the ever-evolving sound of modern electronic minimalism.
Based in San Francisco, Joshua works as a programmer for Cycling '74 - a highly regarded software company responsible for the writing of MSP, a set of extensions for Opcode's object-oriented MAX environment, a programming platform popular with electronic mavericks such as Monolake and Autechre. However, regardless of programming playing a significant role in Joshua's everyday affairs, software and the use of computer programming to make music generally plays only a verui small part in his approach towards production. Instead, programming is used almost entirely for sound creation and synthesis, with the addition of more traditional analoue, digital and acoustic methods for production as a whole. With an extensive knowledge of such techniques and platforms, his sound has developed with extreme maturity over the course of last two years and this release is an excellent example of this.
The ep opens with 'Izmit,' a heavily delayed and compressed sonic bath of bubbling digital glitchery, layered with sharp intensive rhythmic structures perfectly suited for the more adventurous and discerning of the world's dancefloor environments. To follow is 'Quindio' and altogether more sublime construction driven by haunting melodies, tightly programmed sound constructions and a warm heart moving soulful groove. 'Nantou' is the ep's most experimental and adventurous piece, due to its dark superlative composition built around tricky, syncopated rhythmic structures and a minimal arrangement. In all, a challenging and uncompromising ep from one of San Francisco's most talented producers. Innovative and inventive in every possible form, combined with a fresh and exciting outlook on the current direction of techno, electronics and atmospherics.
. Kit Clayton: lateral forces 12" (Vertical Form 005)
Tracks:
- izmit
- quindio
- nantou
Release date: October 2000
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