RELEASE: Memento
ARTIST(S): Degray
REMIXERS:
LABEL: Parse Audio, PAR007
GENRE: Electronica / Downtempo
RELEASED: 2019-05-03
BITRATE: 320Kbps
DOWNLOAD SIZE: 24.57 MB
TOTAL TRACKS 2
- Degray – Memento (Consciousness Mix) (04:34) / A♯min, 128bpm
- Degray – Memento (Lost Mix) (06:06) / Bmaj, 128bpm
Total Playtime: 00:10:40 min
Reticent Barcelona-based producer Degray has unearthed two dusty cuts of dub-infused techno for ‘Memento’, the latest release on his own imprint Parse Audio.
There is a wistful aura to these dusty recordings. Both mixes open with a warm crackle – as if Degray dug up this record from a long-forgotten box of personal treasures. ‘Memento (Consciousness Mix)’ kicks off proceedings with a rolling half time beat that eventually gives way to a deconstructed 2 step shuffle. Degray fuses his striking techno rhythms with evocative atmospherics through melancholic minor chords, cooing vocals, faraway synth flutters, and a withdrawn woodwind.
The somber tone invoking longing nostalgia is maintained in ‘Memento (Lost Mix)’, thanks to a subtle combination of dubbed-out chords, distant hats, gentle hand percussion, and a reversed vocal that seems to be gasping for breath. Phasing chords gently swell beneath the surface, providing warmth to counter the ice-cold pads and adding depth to the muted atmospherics. At the same time, a deep kick and accented claps keep the track moving perpetually forward.
