Harmonious Discord is primed for a dense and celebratory 20-year anniversary with monthly releases from label familiars and new faces. There’s none fresher than this debut from Italian producer Vuèrs (Deepfix, Lucky Sun) spotlighting his criminally-intelligent depth and tonal maneuvering. HD is excited to host this abstract collection along with dancefloor translations from Nik Thrine, Ross Mt Park, and hometown hero Merrick Brown.
This journey blasts off with “Lizard,” a swung selection with mellow chords commanded by constantly evolving percussion. Found sound atmospheres flutter in-and-out giving the cut a playful vibe. “Fibonacci” is a powerful tune imploring thoughtful percussion atop tension-filled synthesizer components. It comes to life with sliced samples, a driving bass foundation, and periodic pitch variations. “Odyssey 19” embarks to more musical galaxies with a jazz feeling married to subversive drum programming. It’s a heady tune with powerful manipulations as deep as space communications powering the imagination. For the first of three “Odyssey 19“ remixes, longtime HD contributor Merrick Brown delivers a broken slow burn that teases the jazz influences into a well-choreographed mixture of organics and spacey synthetic leads. Ross Mt Park (Denied) brings a rumbling dancefloor take, focusing on the tense soundscapes and glitching out the cosmic vibe. Park’s reassembly perfectly lives in the corners of sweaty warehouses. Nik Thrine (Staybad, Denied) perfectly tempers the dreamy nature of the original but gives it more power under the covers. Sexy Rhodes patterns and flirty effect fills complete this well-balanced remixture.
Taigo Onez (Bang Le’ Dex) – “This is absolutely wonderful. Loving this body of work. It’s hard to pick a favorite here.”
Nick Warren (Global Underground) – “A very cool release.”
Colin Dale (Abstrakt Dance Records) – “Excellent tracks!”
Gianluca Pandullo (I-Robots) – “I-Robots approved!”
Tony H (Late Night Munchies) – “Fibonacci and the Nik Thrine Remix for me.”
Richard Hardcastle (Solid State) – “I think I need to crank these for max effect. Some dope bass end and nice, subtle touches.”
Lönya (Asymmetric Recordings) – “Some good stuff here.”
Soundkrampf (Cloud of Silence) – “The Merrick Brown Remix is great.”
Simon Kirk (Stag Beetle Radio Show) – “Love Odyssey 19. The strings are beautiful, and cool sampled dialogue too.”
Jon Fugler (XLNT radio show) – “Quite simply a wonderful selection of tracks & mixes. Superb!”
Out Now And Available From: Bandcamp, Beatport, Traxsource, And Spotify.