Extrawelt :: AE-13 (Adepta Editions) — [concise]

The level of meticulous detail embedded in AE-13 suggests months of thoughtful curation, with emotive swells and shifts lingering in the background, shaping a pair of tracks that exude a sense of refined craftsmanship.

Weaving icy melodies and cerebral rhythms

Twin tracks grace AE-13, “Urfeld (plus)” and “Urfeld (minus),” two distinct compositions—from two distinct Hamburg-based analog machine groove sculptors Arne Schaffhausen and Wayan Raabe (aka Extrawelt)—experimenting with the Oberheim SEM, weaving icy melodies and cerebral rhythms. Both pieces unfold with explosive, brain-tingling connections, where breaks, bass, and beat collide in a rich, dynamic tapestry. On the “plus” side, lush, flowing moods are subtly tempered by an industrial pulse, while the “minus” variant surges forward with a driving technoid energy and a more deconstructed focus on the dancefloor. The level of meticulous detail embedded in both tracks suggests months of thoughtful curation, with emotive swells and shifts lingering in the background, shaping a pair of tracks that exude a sense of refined craftsmanship. True to the essence of IDM and abstract electronics, these pieces embody the kind of delicacies we’ve come to expect from a label that excels in such sonic artistry.

AE-13 is available on Adepta Editions as 8″ Lathe Cut Vinyl + Digital. [Bandcamp]
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