Yeah, the name brings up unpleasant musical images.
To my ears, the music has enough shimmy and wiggle that at times it
reminds me of sparse, syncopated house while at other times it sounds
like groovy, nuanced techno.
I didn't call it "technohouse" because of the tempo, though the tempo
does facilitate a lilting effect from the syncopation. It was more due
to way the rhythms shift along the continuum between house and techno.
Regardless, I think its a fun album and the rhythms are infectious.
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On 9/18/2011 10:41 AM, David Powers wrote:
Good tip I'm going to buy some of their tracks... Hadn't heard of
them. I play slower bpm and I like my techno deep and slower these
days, but it's hard to find--this fits the bill perfectly though!
I must say, the name "Skudge" made me think I was in for some of that
really bad bro-step floating around the US these days, luckily that
wasn't the case... ;-)
Also, why do you call it tech-house? This is purist techno, I don't
hear any house whatsoever. House is a feeling in the music, just
because the bpm is slower doesn't suddenly make it house!!!
~David
On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 11:03 PM, darnistle<[email protected]> wrote:
I've really been enjoying this album a lot. The style is very Detroit to my
ears (Robert Hood comes to mind), so I was surprised to learn that they're
from Sweden.
Very good midtempo technohouse to wiggle to, though the nuances can get lost
easily if the volume isn't reasonably high.
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