RELEASE: Takovoi – 5-2-9 / The Fox With The Dog
ARTIST(S): Takovoi
REMIXERS:
LABEL: Leng Records, LENG044
GENRE: Indie Dance / Nu Disco
RELEASED: 2019-02-15
BITRATE: 320Kbps
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 27.10 MB
TOTAL TRACKS 2
- Takovoi – 5-2-9 (Original Mix) (06:41) / Cmin, 110bpm
- Takovoi – The Fox With The Dog (Original Mix) (05:07) / Gmaj, 115bpm
Total Playtime: 00:11:48 min
Leng Records is kicking off its 2019 release program by offering a debut to a previously unheralded producer from Russia’s fast growing nu-disco underground. Given the quality of the two original tracks on show on his first Leng outing, something tells us that we’re going to be hearing much more from Moscow-based Takovoi in the months and years ahead.
On the A-side you’ll find “5-2-9”, an effortlessly dreamy and Balearic affair that ebbs, flows and slowly unfurls over six spellbinding minutes. The track is built around a chunky, acid style bassline and loose, delay-laden drum machine beats. Yet it’s the drifting and dubbed-out musical elements that cluster around the groove – leisurely keys, yearning trumpet solos and kaleidoscopic, arpeggio style synthesizer melodies – that make “5-2-9” such a magical piece of music. Think of it as a statement of intent.
Takovoi’s love of TB-303 style acid lines and mind-altering electronics comes to the fore on “The Fox With The Dog” which sees the up-and-coming producer give his take on the timeless electro sound. It’s as spacey and atmospheric as you’d expect, with exotic electronic refrains and glacial synthesizer lines dancing across the sound-space. The groove – a combination of punchy drum machine hits, heavy acid-style sub-bass, occasional bursts of hand percussion and breakbeats – is pleasingly heavy, too, making this particular electro excursion a bona fide dancefloor delight.
