#17 Feat. New Releases in Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Asymmetric main man Inigo Kennedy returns to his label with a superb five track EP Butterfly Effects closing out a busy 2024 for the label. Opening track Bit Glitter sets a jittering lead against a gritty driving rhythm; simple yet deadly. Up next, the title track Butterfly Effects pulsates in the best of ways; meditative Detroit inspired techno. A Heavy Agenda is just that; heavy kicks and intentionally attention-grabbing washes of sound. On The Ropes follows, a solid kick and playful echoes shifting in frequencies and timbre as the track progresses and so hard to resist. Finishing the release is Contingency, a pure slice of the Asymmetric signature sound and pulling hard on the original techniques which made the label stand out when it started in 1999.

Inigo Kennedy

#68 Feat. New Releases in Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Asymmetric head Inigo Kennedy returns to his label with a tantalising five track EP Number Crunching. Title track Number Crunching slaps you around the face with its machine-gun percussion and heavy kick whilst a gritty sonic landscape swirls around. Into The Red Valley is quite the provocative number, constantly evolving, constantly shifting layers of sound over a steady four-to-the-floor. Third track, Komorebi, floats into place with a dream-like melody intertwined with pads and held together by an instantly recognisable Asymmetric style percussive drum section; sunlight leaking through trees. Next up is the retro-feeling of Countersink before the release closes with Mysterious Clouds, a sublime almost 10 minute sonic journey grounded by heartbeat-like kicks; an absolute beauty of a track.

Inigo Kennedy