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the third instalment on routine comes from our finnish friend jani rantanen a.k.a. outgate, who returns after a break with more machinated techno material in a style similar to that of his rtn001 contribution "take me back". like said track, the musics on this ep revolve around a similar theme: start with a plain beat, break it down, add wondrous little sounds, make a lot of promises, and cut right back to the plain beat. in spite of what you may be thinking: it works wonders in practice.

first off, "our way" starts with an almost clicky kick that takes a few steps to transform into something a little more robust. the bassline comes along in a similar fashion. the track hypnotises you as it drags you along into the break, in which aforementioned wondrous little sounds are added: a sweet dreamy melody... that ends as the beat reinstates itself.

"less sugarless" is a little less minimal in its approach, starting with pulsating lead bass sounds and and introducing a quasi-melodic drum rhythm before long. however, it is similar to its predecessor as far as its hypnotizing qualities are concerned. and of coarse, the same break structure (this time with a nice ethnic vocal) pops up.

the last track has a slight acid tendency. of all three, "camouflage" has the most pronouncedly melodical main loop (which is, nonetheless, repeated endlessly and relentlessly). moreover, it doesn't really have a break with the absence of a kick drum.

on the whole, this ep is one minimal, yet big, hypnotic trip into outgate's personal twist on machinated music. and once more, it has "routine" written all over it. best played loud, and in complete darkness.

of coarse i wrote the description, but the description is supposed to be objective and unbiased. so what better place to air my unpolished opinion on this release than right over here?

i love it. track 1 has like the greatest possible buildup in the first minute and a half and is overall the finest track on the ep. also, i can see dj l'embrouille open his next netlabel.mix with this one. or some other dj for that matter; what i mean is it fits opening a mix. track 2 rocks as well, especially the break with its great etnic vocal is remarkably well-constructed; not to mention the "sick" wobbling leads/basses. the last track is somewhat less to my personal liking, though i dunno why; maybe it misses a break...
on the whole, great, great ep.

who else wants to spill their guts?

Our way:The first one, dry, raw, somehow laidback but nonetheless with an awesome deep groove.

Less Sugarless: Crazy that bassline takes my mind off the rythm for a sec and I totally lost sense of it all but after the first few bits it gets off damn good. - I did expect a bit more subbass honestly. - Working itself into the break now... Driving track with a very original twist. I wouldn't be looking strange if some progressive dj's would pick this one up :)

Camouflage:
Again a groovy start with a solid bassline. Lovely pads, bitcrushed sounds to the max. Great.

Overall: Very impressive stuff. There's is no down side to this EP. Pure solidness and driven sounds. Perfect.

Less Sugarless <3

hey outgate. nice work, camoflauge is my favorite track by you , dont know if you like it as i do, but hey, its reaaally good ;P keep it up