VALA 3 by Kaspiann, VC-118A
Exploring deeper strains of club music from his home base in Helsinki, Kaspiann presents the latest transmission on VALA alongside frequent collaborator VC-118A. Samuel van Dijk previously adopted his deep techno guise Multicast Dynamics for a joint track with Kaspiann on VALA 1, and now he switches stance to his celebrated VC-118A alias to bring an elegant kind of electro to this EP. It’s a style which also informs Kaspiann’s solo work on ‘Moraalivesi’, which upholds the producer’s patient, meditative sound palette while toying with crooked electro rhythms. It’s ‘Metsätutka’ where he locks into a driving 4/4 propulsion adorned with subtle electro-acoustic percussion and a keen sense of space.
On the collaborative tracks with van Dijk there’s a greater sense of head-tweaking electro setting the tone, embracing a tightly wound framework as a vessel for richly rendered soundscapes just past the foreground machine funk activity. If ‘510’ is a subtly deep, industrially-tinged workout, ‘Sea Of Cities’ shifts the focus slightly to toy with melodic elements more wholeheartedly, creating an emotional kind of sonic futurism in the grand tradition of electro soul.
Previews: https://soundcloud.com/soundsofvala/vala-3
A1, A2 W&P: Kaspiann
B1, B2 W&P: VC-118A (Samuel van Dijk) & Kaspiann
Mastered by Giuseppe Tillieci at Enisslab
200pcs 12" vinyl + Digital
Distribution by One Eye Witness
Tracklist
| 1. | Kaspiann - Moraalivesi | 6:23 |
| 2. | Kaspiann - Metsätutka | 7:12 |
| 3. | VC-118A & Kaspiann - 510 | 6:18 |
| 4. | VC-118A & Kaspiann - Sea of Cities | 5:54 |
