ILR 008
Various Artists - Criminals EP
A. Lucifer - Mistaken (Original Mix) 4:47 min | 132BPM
Written and Produced by Praveen Jayarajan.
B. Becy - Gripping It Hard (Original Mix) 4:37 min | 135BPM
Written and Produced by Rebecca Coates.
C. Triad Nuance - Plumb Summer (Original Mix) 4:17 min | 120BPM
Written and Produced by Trevor Cooke.
All Tracks Mastered by Neil Kolo @ Audio Source Mastering.
All Tracks Published by Copyright Control.
Release Date - September 16th 2005
Files
Mistaken by Lucifer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License.
The copyright in this musical composition is owned by Praveen Jayarajan (2005).
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Infamous Light Recordings (2005).
Gripping It Hard by Becy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License.
The copyright in this musical composition is owned by Rebecca Coates (2005).
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Infamous Light Recordings (2005).
Plumb Summer by Triad Nuance is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License.
The copyright in this musical composition is owned by Trevor Cooke (2005).
The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Infamous Light Recordings (2005).
Artwork by Toni Dimitrov / Acid Fake.
PRESS
RESIDENT ADVISOR: Eight releases and we are now graced upon Infamous Light’s first EP in Criminals. Keeping in tone with its darker, more minimalist sounds, the label is slowly building a solid collection of interesting afterhours sounds. Glitchy and soothing all at the same time with some very nice melodies playing as the backdrop to Lucifer’s Mistaken. Opening up this mini-EP, this is minimal at its core. Very groovy even with the lack of a strong bassline, it’ll still be able to build a crowd up for a techy evening of dancing. You’ll find that out of the three, this is the one that’ll grow on you like a soar thumb. “Gripping it hard” with a impounded bassline, Becy’s Gripping It Hard crashes left and right, up and down, and all around with her piece. Very bouncy; you’ll find that all her concentration is with the beats. Developing it with Trip-Hop styli flair, it certainly is the oddball of the three. Strange, but cool, there’s certainly a less emphasis on club sound than wallpaper music. Good yes, if you love wallpaper music – but who doesn’t’? Getting to Triad Nuance’s Plumb Summer, you immediately notice those siren stabs, echoing, as though it was building for something scary, something frightening. With its soundtrack score, Triad Nuance paces Plumb Summer like a suspense movie, creating anticipation for the audience, but he forgets to finish it off with a good ending. You get that ILR really doesn’t care if their music doesn’t fit with the culture of clubworld, where “big-room” has always been a focus of how producers create their music. This Australian label is carting alongside the likes of Warp instead.
FEEDBACK
"I'm a definate fan of Becy's releases, especially her more glitchy stuff.
This is definately something that I will play out."
Gene Hoffman, Hardware (Australia)
"'Gripping it Hard' could work on some floors here..."
dj.inc., Tempoatl.com/Soco Audio/umix.net/Proton (USA)
"The track which i enjoyed listening to most on this EP is from Lucifer.
Nice bassline, interesting sounds throughout the track."
Mike Jules, Stellar Bar (Australia)
"'Mistaken' is a wicked, techy number that's really growing on me..."
Michael Ta, Resident Advisor/Om/Bad Influence (USA)
"'Mistaken' is the cut..."
Daniel Poli, Suspect Package/Swag Records/Rescue/L-Man/ Houshold (USA)
"'Gripping It Hard': by far the standout track, I would love to get my
hands on a copy of this one, it would slot straight into one of my sets.
If I was to be ultra critical it does get a little bit flat in parts
but overall it has so many beautiful moments."
Sam McEwin, Melbourne Techno Collective (Australia)
"I like the intention in these tracks, their collective heart is in
the right place. My faves are 'Mistaken' and 'Gripping It Hard'. I'm very interested
to see what these producers (who I'm assuming are newer to the game)
will be doing in a year or two. Good stuff!"
Mazi, Gourmet Recordings (USA)
"From Lucifer's moody track to Becy's acid plan to an almost 90s industrial
feel on Triad's track, there's good variety here but nothing for me to play..."
Tyler Stadius, Fabric/Deepen Discs (Canada)
"Mistaken - Electro abstract chaos, very nice stabs wth lots of cool sweeps in the background.
Gripping It Hard - Nice electro bass line on the experimental tip.. should be heard on a proper sound
system, very Richie Hawtin. Plumb Summer - Very strange tune indeed, not even sure what to call it
except good music...Has lots of house and electro elements to it."
Sean McClellan, Bedrock Breaks/Source of Gravity/Vinyl Vice/Silver Planet/Gravitation (UK)