Brokntoys has established itself within the canon of British electro, but it’s also a label exploring techno and electronics with musicians outside of the UK. Perfect Language is an illustration, a spread of styles and influences on one platter with the colder side of machine music being central.
Brokntoys is a label I’ve been watching from the wings. The UK imprint is three years old now and its two main focuses have been electro and homegrown talent. Names like Scape One, Marco Bernardi and Koova jump from their discogs page. But, in recent years their gaze has moved further afield. Artists like Rutherford and Luke Eargoggle being prominent names. Likewise the remit has expanded into acid and techno Echo 106 and Crystal Maze having recently featured. It’s during this state of change, of transition, that Perfect Language arrived.
The TB303, or its sound, is the central theme of the 12”. Each artist employs its squelching sound, leaning its versatility into electro and techno. Junq finally returns to vinyl with the globular “303 Days On Kepla-47c.” As the name might suggest, this is a strange, morphing piece. A steady snapping beat is the foundation from which bleeps are sent into the stratosphere, a shady squelch stalking the machine. Microthol’s is from a similar world. Faster, the Trust stalwart pushes BPMs as bolts and rivets in the blstering “mod_electro_mix4.” Syncom Data keeps the experiment going with “UnphAzD (Strings Attached mix).” Shapeshifting, the track both cajoles and caresses in a shimmering work. Suprisingly, from what I’ve heard of his past outings, Etcher’s “Departure” is probably the tamest of the quartet (a departure from the norm maybe.) Spooky synth lines plod against a Chicago inspired backdrop.
Brokntoys has established itself within the canon of British electro, but it’s also a label exploring techno and electronics with musicians outside of the UK. Perfect Language is an illustration, a spread of styles and influences on one platter with the colder side of machine music being central.
Perfect Language is available on Brokntoys.
