Nested Skins by ltfll

Returning to irsh after appearing on both 'did you mean: irish' compilations, Berlin-based Alexandrian producer ltfll, aka George Farid, makes his most assured statement yet with 'Nested Skins', four deceptively complex, bass-heavy dancefloor deviations that challenge any preconceptions about the Arabian Peninsula's distinctive rhythms. A technician as well as a composer, Farid built the custom sequencer patch that powers his sound, helping him rethink how syncopation or swing is applied to classic bass music. And on 'Nested Skins', Farid meticulously choreographs a suite of subtly fluctuating micro-rhythmic marvels, feeding his system enigmatic rhythms from Egypt and the surrounding area and isolating their unique momentum. Designing each sound painstakingly, Farid creates a sonic environment that's rooted in history, but experiments with different rhythmic possibilities.

Farid's first ltfll release, 'Deflect Trial' emerged in 2021 on the Kaer'Uiks imprint just a couple of years after he'd debuted the project, and immediately highlighted his open-minded approach to production, collaging unpredictable rhythms, haunted ambience and rough, industrial textures. And since then, he's refined his approach even further, both aesthetically and philosophically. 'Nested Skins' is almost completely self contained, a concept that's molded, shaped and refined as each track evolves. On opener 'Chasm', seismic percussive hits collide with strangulated voices and discombobulated kicks while Farid adjusts the temperature discreetly, cooking each element until it crisps and almost disintegrates. And although the title track is a little more transcendent, with Art of Noise-style synth breaths complementing Farid's tangle of hand drum smacks and pistol racking sounds, he heads into the depths of the dungeon on 'Malestrom', offering a thunderous Berghain alternative that offsets its immense low end with galloping, dissociated white noise bursts.

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