#42 Feat. Staff Picks in Bass / Club

On Escape from the Club, Alec Pace makes his return to All Centre, following up his Absolute Pressure EP from 2019 with 4 wonky, breakneck techno cuts. Opener Linea kicks off proceedings with a buoyant approach to electro. Encouraging shouts of come on are filtered through disorienting FX, usher in sliding synth lines. As the track progresses, the frenzied synths increase in intensity before giving way to a skeletal drum beat. On the second track Drowning, throbbing kick drums pair with skizzed-out hi-hats. The tracks wonky, rolling groove builds up towards a propelling synthetic percussion onslaught with unique sound design to boot. The title track increases the intensity with skewed acidic pronouncements leading into a lolloping 168bpm beat, embellished with Paces characteristic vocal sample disfigurations. Finally the EP settles on its most frenetic excursion, False Claims. Hiking the BPM up to 148, high velocity drums which nod to UK Funky guide the listener towards ecstatic fervor that is hinted at throughout the proceeding tracks. Escape from the Club is available on all digital platforms from October 18th.

Alec Pace