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Tracklist:
1 - IN TOW
2 - THE CLOSEST
3 - RELOCATE
4 - WHEN YOU'RE OUT
5 - RELOCATE (PSYCHEMAGIK REMIX)*
6 - RELOCATE (NILE DELTA REMIX)*
(*digital bonus tracks)
KAUF - AS MUCH AGAIN EP
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Following on from the RELOCATE 12" released earlier this month, comes an EP of 4 original tracks from Cutters Records' latest signing; KAUF.
The LA based artist has been honing his own dark twist on modern electronic music since 2011, with heavy drum production, dense, cinematic synth buildups and high-pitched, echo-laden vocals. His aesthetic lies somewhere in between the worlds of slow house, industrial dance and drony avant-pop earning comparisons with the likes of CARIBOU, MATTHEW DEAR and TORO Y MOI.
The AS MUCH AGAIN EP is KAUF's most substantial release to date and (much like the artwork) paints a dark, but distinctive picture of the man himself, as a unique and undeniable talent. The EP kicks off with two slow-building, hypnotic pop songs; IN TOW and THE CLOSEST. Then the energy switches up a notch with his percussion-heavy slow-dance anthem; RELOCATE. Things reach a climactic conclusion with the sun peaking over the horizon, but the party still in full swing as WHEN YOU'RE OUT unfurls it's snake-like arpeggiators and bewitching rhythm track, up to the heavens, then slowly back down to earth. Maybe it feels like dusk… or maybe it's more like dawn; it probably doesn't matter. AS MUCH AGAIN will be the perfect soundtrack.
KAUF - AS MUCH AGAIN EP is out now on Cutters Records.
" [Relocate is] the best parts of SMD‘s “I Believe,” Caribou‘s last album and The Presets “Girl and the Sea” with a whopping dose of Italo Disco via Tangerine Dream." - Virgin Mobile Live
" [Relocate] is dreamy, dirty and synthy in all the right ways, touting slightly yearning vocals and a neon-fused melody. " - Indie Shuffle
“Relocate” is going to be pretty damn spot on. Cryptic, moaning vocals, and haunting synths perfectly capture the bi-polar nature of Los Angeles, on a night when you bypass the endless nightspots, and elect to cruise the surface streets.
- aerialnoise
Take a listen or five, let it wash over you, and bask in the glorious sun-drenched beauty that this track delivers. You’re going to fall in love.
- wearebinary
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pretty