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prkl - variable ep
[RTN007] routine - Jun 3, 2008
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as you may or may not know, "prkl" is a shorthand for "perkele". and as you may or may not know, "perkele" is a finnish cussword - according to fins, the most powerful curse known in any language. obviously, most fins don't speak dutch. then again, the dutch take on cursing in the worst possible way is to verbally chuck diseases around, whereas "perkele" may mean "god damn", "devil" or anything in between. it's just a different approach. but enough of that.
to people closer to home, the creator of this release is known as petri laine, a (not surprisingly) finnish student currently located in the uk for study-related purposes. these purposes are partially repressed by the urge to create music and spin the wheels. prkl's debut release (called "first ep" in finnish: "eka ep") appeared on kamikaze records late last year, and now it's subco's turn to spread the noise.
the music in question fits the name behind it quite well. not that it attempts to tear up speakers or eardrums. not that it intends to instill hatred or agression. not that there is anything religious or anti-religious going on (at least, i wasn't told). but we are talking about techno in it's purest form: not necessarily hard, but crude, monotonic and relentless. and if adam beyer and marco carola and a whole bunch of other guys can get away with it on vinyl, than certainly can someone who has the chutzpah to call himself "gddmn" on the interweb.
| tracks | download | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | variable a (6'40") | 12 mb mp3 | ::get | ::mirror |
| 2 | variable b (5'42") | 9.7 mb mp3 | ::get | ::mirror |
| 3 | variable c (5'49") | 9.6 mb mp3 | ::get | ::mirror |
| 4 | variable d (6'39") | 11 mb mp3 | ::get | ::mirror |
| total time: 24'50" | total size: 42 mb | |||
two comments
funny how DSNight managed to get the scoop on this 2 days before the actual release. maybe i should wait before uploading to the archive.org more.
anyhow, i love this release. i think my description above contains enough praise, albeit camouflaged.
posted by cadra at Jun 3, 2008 20:06
This EP is a nice trip into a dancefloor techno realm. The sound keeps very monotonic and the tracks are quite long, but it's a delicately planned and constructed groove all the way, and that's what techno is about. "Variable D" has the most variation, but it keeps true to its theme throughout the track nevertheless.
The sound is nicely balanced and all of the elements works well together. So I don't have anything to recommend for improvement on technical side, everything seems to work like supposed. This is surely a well received release for all the techno-heads out there.
