Shoal – Interlocking on ISOTOOP

A new chapter from ISOTOOP: Shoal delivers “Interlocking”, 4 tracks of relentless techno (raw / deep / hypnotic) engineered for the early hours. Spanning 65–138 BPM across its 4 tracks, this release gives DJs flexible tempo options for different set moments.

Interlocking on ISOTOOP

Behind the Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) : Release Notes

Shoal corrals three original solo productions into ISOTOOPs fourth record, each demonstrating refinement of the artists sound and technique, finished by a fitting retelling of Interlocking by Antony Linell.nnIt begins with helical hypnotism; Strange Blue Knots drives directly forward on muscular bass, but pointillistic synthwork creates an aural illusion of a spiral aperture tightening; the landscape remains broad, but focus is drawn down to the loci of motion. All containment is blown away by the incomparable force of Roxellana. Here, the forward motion is not illusory but the irrefutable command of hurricane tailwinds. Thunder heralds full-band waves of unbridled sound, and though the rudder is surrendered to the billowing storm, no part of the weapon is directionless chaos.nnShoals tale concludes with Interlocking, a step back from the monstrous energy of the preceding track (anything and all would be); attention is built again on guile and quiet magnetism, commonly felt attributes throughout the artists repertoire. This concept of restraint as force receives a sharpening by Antony Linell, whose sonic influence is present throughout the record, like fossilised footprints. In the calm, sheltered lee of the mountain, the slope behind the waves punching crest, Linells calmer, stripped-back version feels like a fireside retelling of a myth; still full of the magnitude of the original events, the space surrounding the action is foregrounded.nnEvery tale may be reduced to the same core elements: the hand; the knife it holds; vivid silence presaging the moment of action. Fitting that the tale of three parts is summarised by a fourth, wider perspective.

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Tracklist and Tempos

1. Shoal – Strange Blue Knots Original Mix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 131 BPM | Ab Minor | 7:08

2. Shoal – Roxellana Original Mix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 138 BPM | Ab Major | 6:43

3. Shoal – Interlocking Original Mix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 65 BPM | Eb Minor | 6:53

4. Shoal – Interlocking Anthony Linell Remix

   Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | 85 BPM | G Minor | 6:50

Featuring Shoal on ISOTOOP

Shoal 🇳🇱 · 10 releases

Kenny Dean Kneefel produces under the name Shoal from Utrecht, Netherlands. His tracks span raw and hypnotic techno to melodic house, with releases on Harmony Rec., Les Enfants Terribles, and Tikita since 2017.

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