Tomoki Tamura

5IVE YEARS (5IVE YEARS HOLIC TRAX EDITION 3) (180 GRAM TRANSPARENT VINYL)

Holic Trax

HT 025

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Tomoki Tamuras Holic Trax Label Has Long Been Renowned As A Canny Exporter Of Clued In House And Techno. Their Latest Continues In This Regard, As Tamura Again Calls On A Series Of Renowned Label Friends To Bring The Heat. With Names Such As Mr.g, Satoshi Tommie And Tuccillo All Appearing It Here Alongside Tamura Himself, It S No Surprise That This 3 X Vinyl Record, Celebrating 5 Years Of The Label, Is Filled With Drama And High Points Throughout. This Is Immediately Obvious From Mr.gs Soba Shioyaki. Titled In Homage To The Label S Japanese Heritage, It S A Dark And Dexterous Workout That Marks Another High Point In A Career Filled With Big Records. Deep But Tough, It S A Perfect Of Why The Tech House Master Is So Revered In Underground Circles. Gs Komorebi- Puts A Tough Emphasis On The Drums, As Well As A Weaving, Subtle Baseline That Adds A Further Dynamic To His Work Here. Ht24 Comes From Satoshi Tommiie & Tuccillo, Two Producers Whose Sounds Are Perfectly Suited To Holic S Output. Their Four-track Contribution Starts With Do It, A Spiky Catchy Number That S Exciting From The Off. -what Row- Sees The Boys Inject Some Added Funk Into The Equation, Before To Ray Ups The Intensity With A Raw, Pulverising Aesthetic That Takes No Prisoners. Wrapping Up Their Side Of The Bargain Is The Digital Only You Know, A Real Bumper Of A Track With Chicago-inspired Synth Stabs That Help Bring It To Higher Planes. It S The Left To Tamura Himself To Close The Offering Via Ht25. A1, The Appropriately Named -5ive Years Is A Techno Workout Of The Type That S Notable For Its Off-kilter Motifs And A Stubborn, Industrial Feel. Unforgiving And Full Of Atmosphere, It S The Sign Of A Producer Who Clearly Knows His Way Around He Mixing Deck. Polyphonic Six Displays The Producer S More Introspective Sound Thanks To A Melancholic Perspective That S Hard Not To Embrace. All Things Told, This Is A Wonderfully Diverse Package From Tamura & Co. Here S To The Next 5!