- Most of Daniel Avery's 2013 debut LP, Drone Logic, used techno and acid to paint a greyscale portrait of the huge dance floors its producer frequently plays to. And to the same extent, his on-going series of album remixes has kept its attention on big and brawny music. For the latest EP, techno mainstays Rødhåd and Silent Servant join newcomer Volte-Face to tackle three different Drone Logic tracks. The producers all substantially diverge from their source material, and yet they still occupy a similarly robust and intoxicating headspace.
Through ghostly atmospherics and atonal FX smears, Rødhåd's version of "Drone Logic" reduces the track's stratospheric climbs to a steady churn. It's a detailed and finely tuned piece of dark techno that comes to an understated climax, but is the least engaging of the EP's three tracks. Volte-Face's remix of "Platform Zero" and Silent Servant's remix of "Spring 27" captivate and satisfy in their separate ways, from the former's expansive astral flutter to the latter's blown-out and ravey synth patterns. Both tracks stick to a steady thump just like Rødhåd's, but better hone the their melodic elements and structural dynamics. It's notable how much Volte-Face and Silent Servant could do with what were essentially two beatless interludes, and it's also worth mentioning how the entire EP makes a point to find unexpected applications for the tracks of Drone Logic.
Lista de sequência de músicasA1 Drone Logic (Rødhåd Remix)
AA1 Platform Zero (Volte Face Remix)
AA2 Spring 27 (Silent Servant Remix)