Pablo Splice (aka Peter Grove, label head) delivers a raw electro EP with punchy beats, bass, and breaks that sting.
Punchy beats, bass, and breaks that sting
Woodwork continues to push electro/techno boundaries with a top-shelf catalog and roster of talent that we’re having a hard time keeping up with! Pablo Splice (aka Peter Grove, label head) delivers a raw electro EP with punchy beats, bass, and breaks that sting. A half-dozen tracks—3 original pieces and 3 remixes—Yeah, No, 4 Sure is a multi-textured collection that’s tightly packed right at the onset with “Maurits Methodz.” Fidgety drums, synth-infused blips’n bleeps and machine funk coalesce in its 8-minute duration. The title track follows a similar trajectory, like a distant cousin on the same musical wavelength, here Pablo Splice provides old-school breaks and acidic bits in a rolling sonic manifesto that doesn’t let up.
On “Sambatronix” one can hear Suction Records’ influence pouring through (ref. Solvent and Lowfish), where bright and bubbly beats bust through a robotic outer shell, its futuristic groove slippery to the touch. CYRK’s remix of the title track takes a darker electro-techno path reminiscent of Morphology and D’Arcangelo at full throttle as AD & The Persuader’s “Sambatronix” remix is a softer, upfront, yet minimal techno shift. “Psweetest Taboo (Noah Pred Sugarfree remix)” closes out with dystopian finesse—broken melodic shards and baffling breakbeats deform and recombine with a sort of Miami bass feel to round it off. So, Yeah, No, 4 Sure—go and hunt down this EP today. For fans of the abovementioned artists and genres, Woodwork carves a niche in the electro, techno, and bass scene that shouldn’t go unnoticed.
Yeah, No, 4 Sure is available on Woodwork. [Bandcamp]
