Tracklisting:
A1 – Formations 09
A2 – Amorgos
B1 – Trash Man Broken
B2 – Hawassa
B3 – Cargo Cult
Having operated as Anoesis since 1994 – Letchworth based producer Howard Dodd now readies a fresh body of work cherry picked from studio sessions spanning 2010 > 2023. ‘Frame Jack 1’ utilises modular synths through to Casio toys with heavy doses of UK breaks to inaugurate a new label Kranq.
Formations 09 kicks things off with a heady tapestry as snares and wood blocks are braided over warm, psychedelic tones. Amorgos follows with a snappy but low-slung break that is set swinging over gooey pads, snarling low frequencies and more hazy atmospherics.
‘Trash Man Broken’ follows with an exercise in molten robotics, recalling a Metamatics vibe with it’s pin-prick hats, jagged bass notes and colourful melodies. ‘Hawassa’ then rolls out another deftly mapped 2-step groove that manages to occupy a zone between rude and classy.
‘Cargo Cult’ then renders a fractal trip – a pastiche of 90’s Electronica and Trip Hop that finishes off a highly accomplished batch of productions and signals the birth of a captivating new project in Kranq.
produced by H.Dodd @anoesismusic
mastered by Marco @analogcutmastering
artwork by Daniele @dshot92
distributed by One Eye Witness @oneyewitness
