#10 Feat. New Releases 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

#60 Feat. Staff Picks in Bass / Club

Prolific NY-based producer Jetty makes his All Centre debut on ACEN062. Jettys tracks from his excellent series of self-released EPs will be familiar to those who have attended AC parties over the years, and on Feet Dont Fail Me Now he delivers three more singularly infective, hard-hitting club cuts. The Bag Remix opens in his signature style with an earworm vocal hook and nimble percussion, before bringing in a bone-quaking bass over a thumping kick pattern. The vocal cut re-emerges before the bassline pummels with renewed vigor, and Jetty pulls all the elements together in a flying final third. Lost in Regionals is the most introspective of the three cuts, with wistful melodic lines and deep, emotive vocal chops. The track brings a dancefloor punch too, with a tough syncopated beat punctuated by rolling ama basslines and deft inflections of Jersey club samples. On Sunnys, a sub-zero oscillating bassline underpins a heavy club excursion. The track brims with rhythmic intensity, bass hits pinging between beats and frantic vocals scrambling over the drum tracks. A bracing half-speed switch-up.brings the track to another level, rolling to the finish with low-frequency weightiness. Feet Dont Fail Me Now is available across all digital platforms from August 16th.

Jetty