Wehbba

CATARSE

Drumcode

DC192

Info:

In Many Ways, It S Difficult To Believe Wehbba Only Dropped His First Full-length Ep On Drumcode This Year. Released In February, The Four-tracker Eclipse Was A Monster Statement Piece Of The Brazilians Talents And Followed On Superbly From Fake, His Contribution To Last Year S A-sides Vol.6 Inarguably One Of The Biggest Tracks On The Compilation. With The Confirmation That Wehbba Will Take Part In Drumcode S Off Week Party In Barcelona, Followed By The Brand S Takeover Of Resistance In Ibiza, Its Indisputable Proof That His Crisp, Chord-driven Take On Techno Has Become A Vital Component To The Expansive Palette Of Sound Adam Beyer Has Drawn For The Label In 2018 And Beyond. Catarse Marks The Rapid-fire Follow-up From The Prolific Producer. Opening With The Eerie She Lost Control, Wehbba Says He Took Inspiration From The Joy Division Track Of Almost The Same Name (‘she S Lost Control ), But Instead Of Crafting The Dense Sonic Atmosphere With Vocals, He Employs An Analogue Kick Drum And Stealth-like Moog Bass With Dramatic Results. Process Follows, A Cut Which Begun As A Cover Jam Of Laurent Garnier S Crispy Bacon And Ends Up Incorporating The Cut-up Vocals Of Legendary Minimal Composer Steve Reich, Who Is One Of Wehbba S Chief Inspirators. The Resulting Track Is An Ice-cool Percussive Work That S Rich In Dancefloor Functionalism. The Title Track Will Be Familiar To Many Who Follow Drumcode Radio, A Goose-bump Inducing Highlight Of Beyers Dcr392 At Awakenings In Eindhoven, Catarse Is Driven By A Memorable Melodic Riff Resplendent In 90s Techno Euphoria. The Ep Concludes With The Terrific Mind Awake, A Powerful Concoction Of Reverb Heavy Basslines And Glitchy Effects, That S Been Thoroughly Road Tested By Both Beyer And Wehbba And Kicks Like A Rodeo Bull.