Adjunct :: [a]pendics.shuffle + Pheek (12" Reviews)

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[a]pendics.shuffle :: Hot Guardian & The Freestyle Formula (12inch)

The Grand Poobah of wicked beats himself, Kenneth James Gibson, returns after the
funky contact high of the Helicopter Hearts CD wears off with this equally rewarding
12″ on his new Adjunct-Audio imprint, and this time he’s not afraid of getting a
little spiked cherry Kool-Aid on his white velvet fez. “Dirty Bed” initiates the 18
minute running time by fabulously thumping the neodymium drivers in your earbuds
into a sweaty frenzy, that is, if your nodding head won’t have the earbuds falling
out when you try to keep up. On the flipside, the mix by Westend Ghetto of “Bed”
adds a little magic food coloring into the mix, and visions of day-glo animated
scribbles gyrate in time with the fractured melodies and insistent beats. If the
first 2 tracks were addends, then “Optimal Clamour” is the sum of their quantities
with shiny popping figures appearing in and out of focus from the flashing strobe
lights at a transcendental Tuesday night robo-disco. Definitely a worthy addition
to any record bag, be it a virtually weightless MP3-filled playlist in Traktor or a
good old-fashioned 300 pound reinforced canvas sling-back.

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PHEEK :: Ideal Love (12inch)

Switching gears from [a]pendics’ banging mutant house to deliciously smooth
micro-tech, Montreal’s Jean-Patrice Rèmillard defines his own take on subtly
multilayered grooves as Pheek. His debut EP for Adjunct, Ideal Love, proves this in
its 3 praiseworthy tracks; the title track has an even blend of just enough muted
crunch and tantalizing rhythm to keep you guessing if the similarly titled “Idle
Love” is just a jaded rehash. Fortunately, Pheek stays one step ahead of everyone
else and pulls some fresh grooves laced with stammering blips and cool percussion
from his funk satchel, setting up the stage for the equally as impressive closer,
“Gallery.” This slice of tingling wax is perfect for setting up shop with 2
turntables and a laptop in a crazy-small coffee shop while patrons sip on Thai tea
and cinnamon-coconut milk lattes with gluten-free baked treats.

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Both releases above are out now on Adjunct.