ASOK - Gridrunner

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• published: 11 Mar 2015
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Available now on vinyl & digital: Juno: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/ste-spandex-asok-causa-colours-in-oh/563235-01/ Phonica: http://www.phonicarecords.com/artist/ste-spandex-asok-causa/128356/all/latest/desc Decks: http://www.decks.de/t/various_artists-lbl002/c4s-ow Beatport: https://pro.beatport.com/release/lbl002/1477676# LBL Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lblrecordings LBL Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/l_b_l ASOK Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/asok-music ASOK Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asokmusic For their second release, LBL present another Various Artist EP featuring the talents of Ste Spandex (Red Laser Disco, Wet Play), ASOK (MOS Deep, Scenery), Causa (Tusk Wax) and Colours in Waves (20/20 Vision). Cutting his teeth at Oddball Manchester musical institutions Red Laser Disco and Wet Play, has lead Ste Spandex to embrace a wealth of sounds reflecting Techno, West Coast Funk, Chicago House and Electro Boogie. “OH” see’s Ste showcasing his darker side, with a relentless chugging and crunchy beat that gives way to driving close which belies the track's relatively low tempo. Never one to shy away from his oddball 80’s leanings, the entire track was recorded through tape… VHS Tape… to complete its unique lo fi feel. ASOK is the man behind Scenery Records. Since starting the project in the last couple of years his music has been released on labels including MOS Deep, Mule Musiq, Photic Fields and London Housing Trust. These endorsements alone should be a sure sign of the type of quality House he releases, and we’re pleased to say we believe that his track “Grid Runner” is representative of some of his finest work, showcasing a classical yet off kilter approach which breathes some much needed excitement in to the tropes of machine made House Music. Causa is the alias of Joe Lucas. A former record shop owner, with the necessary wealth of influences that the role entails. Joe has been quietly making music for many years but now labels are beginning to pick up on the artists prolific output of music. “Seven” is a dark and druggy slab of deepness. Techno on 33rpm, but with enough drive and hypnotic atmosphere to keep the attention and move the feet. The final track on this release comes from relative new comer, Colours in Waves. His track, Conservation of Momentum is quite hard to pin down, being equal parts Techno, House and dare we say Trance (the good Trance) and Prog (the good Prog). It also manages to veer between a range of emotions, which lends the track some hefty pathos that make it potential anthem material." Frankly speaking, the track is huge, but never overblown, which we think is one of the most delicate balancing acts possible, and which makes us very very excited at the prospect of further tunes from the artist. As with all LBL releases, these tracks will be released digitally, as well as on a limited vinyl run of 300 copies.