Recently , djkc posted a positive review of the new 12" by ESSA 3 - I
found it recently myself for $5.98 at Outer Rhythm Records. It is good
( unless you have a prejudice against whistle sounds , which may be used
a little too much on this record. ) - no new sounds here , but the sounds
are composed with excellent taste!
Larry Ching/larryc@netcom.com
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quoted 31 lines Well, well, well! What do we have HERE! A new 12" single on Zoe Magik by a
> Well, well, well! What do we have HERE! A new 12" single on Zoe Magik by a
> couple of netters named Darshan Jesrani and Manish Sehgal. They are going
> under the guise of ESSA 3 with this debut(?) EP called 'Found'.
>
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> ESSA 3 - Found [ZM 008]
> Zoe side : Revolve 9:30/129bpm
> Magik side: Coalesce 10:35/125bpm
> Evolve (dub) 7:00/129bpm
> ---
>
> Revolve starts out with some resonant sirens...pitching up and down slowly like
> a air-raid alarm. Some minimal tribal percusion comes in the background (the
> track isn't exactly tribal). A good solid beat kicks in...4-on-the-floor.
> The siren continues...a gated chant comes in: "Yooo-oo-oo-oo-ooo-o-oo-oo-yaa-
> -aah-ahhh-aa". The hihats and claps come quickly, shortly, and the song BREAKS
> into resonant strikes being filtered and delayed, panning left and right...very
> cool sounding as they lead into slamming trip-hop rhythm...YES! THIS is IT!
> The ever so awesome funky groove with the trippy sounds floating about, and in
> this particular track, some whistles are added...
> A small breaks comes, but only teasing, at it's only for 4 bars, then slams
> back into the beats. A few phrases later, a long break...the trippy synth
> plays on as a BOOM...BOOM-BOOM...BOOM-BOOM...BOOM-BOOM...BOOM-BOOM---BOOM---BOOM
> tribal pounding creates anticipation.....soon enough, the funk comes back.
>
> Glorious trip-hop!
>
> 9.5/10
>
> -djkc
>