Release number 148 on the Lucidflow conveyor belt of awesome beats goes to the accomplished Terje Saether. The accomplished Oslo based musician boasts a glittering appearances roster to date – with Darkroom Dubs, Hope Records, Connaisseur, Parquet and Savoir Records amongst the very recognisable imprints where he has guested. With introductions aside, and while retaining a modicum of modesty, the ‘Fallout’ EP is what we’d call a bit of a sparkler.
It leads off with some delicious melodic techno in the form of ‘Angular Momentum’, which shimmies and sways as melodic dub resonances and prominent leads dance over the top. It is driving, it is deep and it is Lucidflow through and through.
Following this is the title track ‘Fallout’ and it lives up to its post-apocalyptic namesake. Out goes the carefree attitude of ‘Angular Momentum’ and we switch to a much more of a locked in groove, all beating to the unrelenting rhythm of a dystopian tribal drum. Ever-present in amongst the layers of atmosphere, the half heard vocal snippets, is a third beat dub stab that somehow dominates your circadian rhythm. The littlest details somehow have the greatest impact.
Lightening the mood with a broken beat is ‘Microthermal’ which brushes away the storm clouds of ‘Fallout’ with emphatic god-rays bursting through from above. It’s an early set mood changer, quickly moving from a light touch early on into a much more driving intent thanks to the introduction of a four on the floor beat halfway through. Pensive and contemplative, its unresolved melodies will build tension in any set.
Finishing off the package is the deceptive ‘Tungtvann’. It works in parallels, with double-time elements sitting against half-time. All at once you’re hearing drum’n’bass grooves and the languid gait of dub. It is tantalising and adds a fully flavoured finish to the EP.
‘Fallout’ will be available on 22nd January from the usual digital stockists.
LF148 Terje Saether – Fallout EP (now on bandcamp and all shops)
Deepling (ReadyMixRecords, EmptyWhiskeyFlaskRecords, Electronical Reeds): “DIggin deeper! Nice. thx a lot” (will play)
Helmut Ebritsch (Many): “” (will chart)
Paul Moore (GER) (Lucidflow, Malicious Smile, Unscene Records): “Very unique release, microthermal and tungtvann for me” (will play)
Terje Saether (Darkroom Dubs, Lucidflow, Hope Records, ConnaisseurParquet, Savoir Records): “Great :)” (will play)
Dmitry Stelmakhov (): “Nice stuff) Thanks!” (will play)
Richie Hawtin (): “downloaded for r hawtin”
Danny Faber (): “Microthermal is my favorit” (will play)
dubiks (): “Like the diversity Full Support,soon on #dubiksmusiccharts” (will chart) (will play)
Nadja Lind / Klartraum (Lucidflow, Bandcamp, others): “diggin it big time, Terje! :-) will play on FriskyRadio + PioneerDJradio shows.” (will chart) (will play)
Joanish (): “Angular Momentum, love it!!” (will play)
Giuliano Rodrigues (Flowing Movement Music): “Yes, Terje again on Lucidflow. Love it. I like Microthermal” (will chart) (will play)
riccicomoto (LUCIDFLOW / Ibiza Global Radio / Retrospective Zoology / double7music): “thank for sending…very nice dubbing…needs a deeper listen…will play some of dem during my radioshow & sessions…” (will play)
Ilias Katelanos (Lovezone ,200 Records , I Records Acryl ,Etoka,Pesto): “beautiful ep !” (will chart) (will play)
Evren Ulusoy (I Records,Plastic City,Loco): “Tungtvann for me. Thanks!”
Laurent Diouf (Wreck This Mess): “another wtm’s playlist is coming soon…;) ” (will play)
Christian Moster (DRadio): “…” (will play)
Mauro Picotto (Alchemy): “Thanks for the tunes”
Nino (): “airplay in altroverso” (will chart) (will play)
Eddy Romero (Expmental/ Little Helpers / Lucidflow / Deeperfect): “Fallout and last one ” (will play)
Jay Hill (Superfreq, Unknown Season, King Street Sounds): “winter basement techno vibes in here! nice productions!” (will play)
Jamie Stevens (): “Microthermal is wonderful.” (will play)
Nick Clarke (Eggworm Tokyo): “great release.” (will play)
Jam El Mar (Jam & Spoon): “Nice release! Love the vibe ,)” (will play)
Supagroove (aka Mark J) (Ahoren Music): “brilliant, microthermal is my fav!” (will play)
Vladimir (Stromkraftradio.com): “Downloaded, tnx!”
Tim Benjamin (protonradio): “good stuff, thx” (will play)
johnny mack (): “” (will chart) (will play)
malchevsky (): “!!!” (will play)
DJ Franksen (plastic city, treibjagd records, sinnmusik, embi music ): “microthermal is sooo my sound!” (will play)
X Brazas (): “Nice EP thanks! Microthermal fav”
Marco Carola (): “downloading for marco carola, thanks”
Lee Guthrie ((Click Therapy/Wiggle/Cubism/SDA)): “Angular Momentum for me here. thanks :) “
Jason Ireland (): “great work thanks!angular momentum for me, others bit slow for me,keep up the good work!” (will play)
Spettro (Pioneer DJ Radio, ELEVATE, Get Physical): “Angular Momentum = superb! dark, dubby and driving. exactly what I want.” (will play)
Pele Corral (desperadoz): “” (will play)
Richie Collins (): “4 more fantastic tracks. loving 2 and 3 particularly” (will play)
Brad Moontribe (): “I will play #1 and or #3 New Year’s Day :)” (will play)
Joe Silva (Purespace): “Tungtvann is my fav. Thanks!” (will play)
Hooll (Lucidflow, Krad recording, 324 recording and more): “Microthermal for me ” (will play)
ABarth (phonanza fm): “Fantastic EP! “All tracks are super, “Microthermal” is my favorite here…” (will play)
Oscar Cornell (Lucidflow / Frucht / Born In Mexico [Sony Music]): “Nice music! thnx!” (will play)
Marc Mac (Soundcollective/ It Runs Deep/ Frequency Radio Show): “Terje Saether : Angular Momentum top track great release ” (will play)
Teknobrat (Karma Loft, Karma Dance, Restructured Records, Sounds Of Juan, Kulture Room): “Will play, support & test Thanks Teknobrat ” (will play)
A-Kintero (intimate Project Music – ebb+flow – NYC ): “Greeeeeeat Ep…!!! Thkx..>!!! ” (will play)
Russell Deeks, This Is Why We Dance (n/a): “Pretty freakin’ deep n’ dark even by Lucidflow standards! That’s not a bad thing though” (will play)
Dava Di Toma (): “Nice Techno progressive, thanks ;)” (will play)
Frankie Deep (): “Angular Momentum for me..Thanks ;)” (will play)
Scientific Funk (Wiggle, Cubism, Dark Rhythms): “Quirky quality” (will play)
Calin (Tunnel FM): “Angular Momentum and Microthermal stands out here. support !” (will chart) (will play)
Matteo (): “I walking deep in the forest and I see a bright tree with this fantastic kind of music thanx a lot” (will chart) (will play)
