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TEC 096EP
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Following Depatterning (TEC 020CD/088LP, 2015), Ipman returns to Tectonic. "Constrict" jumps straight into the deep end at 140bpm, diving head first into pulsing waves of warping, dynamic synth layers. As the intro build peaks, the track effortlessly strikes when the bass drops in, charging the techno synth interplay with a sort of 3/4-step type rhythm shaping the movements. "Running Man" brings the speed down to 120bpm but maintains the energetic build of "Constrict". "Running Man" takes an upward momentum, building and layering percussion and sonic textures as the heat of the chase takes full effect.
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TEC 088LP
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Double 12" version. 2015 release. Jack Gibbons aka Ipman follows releases on Osiris, Tempa, and Cold Recordings with Depatterning, his debut album. Gibbons hails from the rural Herefordshire county in England, a world away from the city-born influences that form his sound. Embracing the luxury of isolation, Depatterning is compiled from two years of recording, realizing a vision of Gibbon's passion for soundsystem music, rave culture, and technology. A self-confessed tech nerd, Gibbons built the album by experimenting with granular and modular synths, rewiring drum machines, and mangling sounds with hardware. "I like to create music by experimenting with new ideas and mechanics and letting tracks evolve, and this was no different. I had a pretty free reign and just tried new things and looked at the results." Lead track "Regicide" repackages the mid-1990s jungle experience into 140bpm breakbeat science, "IPA" gives a sly nod to the Hereford pub staple with jamming techno synths, and "Ü" sandwiches atmospheric ambience between Gibbons's takes on dark 2-step and crushing rave. The restless "Last One In The In The" pays tribute to the all-night dancer -- "It's like that bloke who is there from start to finish, eyeballs popping out of his head, just dancing like a maniac all through the dance (we've all been there). I had an idea for a video for it about him but never got round to it. It'd be like the 'Inspector Norse' video. But in England so gritty and depressing." Depatterning demonstrates Gibbons's individual ability to seamlessly fuse sounds, textures, and moods, from jungle to techno and everything in between.
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TEC 020CD
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2015 release. Jack Gibbons aka Ipman follows releases on Osiris, Tempa, and Cold Recordings with Depatterning, his debut album. Gibbons hails from the rural Herefordshire county in England, a world away from the city-born influences that form his sound. Embracing the luxury of isolation, Depatterning is compiled from two years of recording, realizing a vision of Gibbon's passion for soundsystem music, rave culture, and technology. A self-confessed tech nerd, Gibbons built the album by experimenting with granular and modular synths, rewiring drum machines, and mangling sounds with hardware. "I like to create music by experimenting with new ideas and mechanics and letting tracks evolve, and this was no different. I had a pretty free reign and just tried new things and looked at the results." Lead track "Regicide" repackages the mid-1990s jungle experience into 140bpm breakbeat science, "IPA" gives a sly nod to the Hereford pub staple with jamming techno synths, and the trinity of "¥," "Ø" (CD only), and "Ü" sandwiches atmospheric ambience between Gibbons's takes on dark 2-step and crushing rave. The restless "Last One In The In The" pays tribute to the all-night dancer -- "It's like that bloke who is there from start to finish, eyeballs popping out of his head, just dancing like a maniac all through the dance (we've all been there). I had an idea for a video for it about him but never got round to it. It'd be like the 'Inspector Norse' video. But in England so gritty and depressing." Depatterning demonstrates Gibbons's individual ability to seamlessly fuse sounds, textures, and moods, from jungle to techno and everything in between.
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TEC 086EP
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Ipman follows releases on Osiris and Cold Recordings with two excellent dancefloor cuts on his debut for Tectonic. "Regicide" repackages the mid-1990s jungle experience into 140-BPM breakbeat science for 2015. Atmospherics and pads build in tension throughout the intro; a distorted Reese bass emerges from the depths over crashing breaks. "Ghostrunner" (128 BPM), originally featured in an earlier incarnation on the 2014 Pinch B2B Mumdance mix (TEC 018CD), appears here in its full, refined glory. A murky swamp of moodiness, hissing FX, and buzzing anxiety gives rise to an intoxicating swirl of arpeggios leading up to the drop.
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