(06.07.05) Excellent second CD from Terminal Dusk. This is a remix mini album of Rusuden tracks taken from Formulae, opening with a stunning rework of “Laptop Vagabond” by Wisp. This confirms my first impression I had listening to Crimson, Wisp is one to watch, with his clear breaks and his sublime melodies. Ochre’s touch is instead much more gentle and warm, blending bleeps and hiccupping beats. Enduser shows us once more that he’s capable of manipulating jungle breaks and huge basslines without sounding breakcore at all. His remix is very atmospheric and only towards the end the bass sounds a bit more menacing. Multiplex’s relick is made up of crunchy metallic breaks, not the best thing on this CD but it flows nicely. Line 47 goes straight to the point with stiff, hard hitting drum’n’bass, together with Wisp this is easily the best moment of Formulae Remixes. I’ve never heard Doofgoblin before, but his underwater dub sound that evolves into something sparkling is very interesting. Beware, there are some seriously high frequencies that could harm your ears. The Gasman, of Planet Mu fame, unveil their fast side, full of jazzy samples and rolling breaks, you will probably hear more on a Terminal Dusk EP soon. Finally Rusuden himself closes with an acid techno piece, not distant from the Rephlex sound. After this second release, I’ll eagerly wait for one artist releases, the roster is well promising.
Formulae Remixes is out now on Terminal Dusk.
