Focusing more on the voids buried between beat and bass, Takaaaki finds dark crevasses and pulls them up to the surface with a lively, almost tribal feel.
[Release page] Ueda Takaaki (operating under the Takaaki pseudenym) takes minimal dub to a whole new level. He admits in a Rotoreleif press-release that Netsu is not usual dubstep—and his assessment is spot-on. Focusing more on the voids buried between beat and bass, Takaaaki finds dark crevasses and pulls them up to the surface with a lively, almost tribal feel. With these recordings coming to life between 2006—2010 and released in late 2011, time has not aged these sonic manipulations of low-riding emissions. In fact, they’re just as engaging as a live show recording the defies time altogether. Dabbling into a parallel universe where Scorn’s List of Takers (Vivo, 2004) is dusted off—”a dirty bass-synth operates paradoxically in more of the mid-range of sound.” It all comes together like the slow-moving lava flows taking over the entire landscape. As each piece migrates into unlit corridors, subtle experimental tones flex and flicker among the thud and thump of percussive grooves. The hypnotism of Netsu can’t be ignored either; each rolling pattern of bass and minuscule frequency adjustments alters perception and keeps the ears glued to its ever-shifting audio panoramic.
Netsu is available on Rotoreleif. [Release page]
