. Kit Clayton: lateral forces 12" (Vertical Form 005)
LANCE COMMENTS -- The ep starts with 'Izmit' a long slow-building
mid-tempo effects-laiden piece of dub electronica that dwells the plodding
experimental rasta-realms between Vladislav Delay and Various Artists. 'Quindo'
continues the midtempo dub excursion but this time in a way more reminscent of
Stefan Betke's more recent Pole outings. 'Nantou' finishes off Lateral Forces
with a enveloping slice of bc-flavored downtempo dub. Another brilliant and
relaxing dub journey by Kit Clayton from the equally as consistent Vertical
Form label. To me, nobody seems to be delivering the experimental dub better
than labels like Vertical Form and ~Scape.
PRESS INFO -- Over a year in the making, Joshua Kit Clayton's 'Lateral
Forces' ep is finall finished. Written and produced over the course of last
year amidst a heavy touring schedule and a string of acclaimed eps, albums and
project-based releases for a variety of premier league electronic labels. The
results of the ep are what we feel are amongst some of his finest amd most
accomplished works to date.
Taking things to an entirely different level and approaching production from a
variety of differing reference points, the ep details and documents the next
level for Kit Clayton. Temporarily steering away from his more recent
dub-flavored excursions for Stefan Betke's might Scape imprint, his work here
for Vertical Form represents a much more advanced, tonal and digital side to
his sound. Combining the use of sophisticated technology with raw basic groove
composition, the ep effectively explores, twists and re-invents the
ever-evolving sound of modern electronic minimalism.
Based in San Francisco, Joshua works as a programmer for Cycling '74 - a highly
regarded software company responsible for the writing of MSP, a set of
extensions for Opcode's object-oriented MAX environment, a programming platform
popular with electronic mavericks such as Monolake and Autechre. However,
regardless of programming playing a significant role in Joshua's everyday
affairs, software and the use of computer programming to make music generally
plays only a verui small part in his approach towards production. Instead,
programming is used almost entirely for sound creation and synthesis, with the
addition of more traditional analoue, digital and acoustic methods for
production as a whole. With an extensive knowledge of such techniques and
platforms, his sound has developed with extreme maturity over the course of
last two years and this release is an excellent example of this.
The ep opens with 'Izmit,' a heavily delayed and compressed sonic bath of
bubbling digital glitchery, layered with sharp intensive rhythmic structures
perfectly suited for the more adventurous and discerning of the world's
dancefloor environments. To follow is 'Quindio' and altogether more sublime
construction driven by haunting melodies, tightly programmed sound
constructions and a warm heart moving soulful groove. 'Nantou' is the ep's most
experimental and adventurous piece, due to its dark superlative composition
built around tricky, syncopated rhythmic structures and a minimal arrangement.
In all, a challenging and uncompromising ep from one of San Francisco's most
talented producers. Innovative and inventive in every possible form, combined
with a fresh and exciting outlook on the current direction of techno,
electronics and atmospherics.
. Kit Clayton: lateral forces 12" (Vertical Form 005)
Tracks:
- izmit
- quindio
- nantou
Release date: October 2000
Hope this helps!
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