RELEASE TITLE Power Factor EP
LABEL Echocord Colour
CATALOG ECHOCORDCOLOUR039D
GENRE Techno
RELEASE DATE 2017-08-18
QUALITY 320kbps CBR Stereo 44100Hz
SIZE 46.51 MB
3 TRACKS:
Stephen Brown – Back Stroke (Original Mix) 06:54 127bpm Cmaj
Stephen Brown – Sandtext (Original Mix) 07:00 124bpm Amin
Stephen Brown – Wet (Original Mix) 06:23 124bpm G#min
It’s been quite a journey for Stephen Brown over the past twenty or so years. From the hyper speed abstract techno of his early releases on Djax and Scandinavia, the Scottish producer has more recently moved into melodic house. However, this release on Danish label Echocord sees Brown make a rare nod to his techno past. “Sandtext” and “Back Stroke” are in keeping with Echocord’s deep, dubby sound, with chugging drums shaping the former and a deft filtered riff at the heart of the latter. But it’s on “Wet” that Brown deviates from this script; jittery, nervy drums and Hood-esque synth stabs make for the kind of out there, minimal techno that he used to specialise in during the 90s.