DOTS AND PEARLS 7

TRACKLIST (A1) DeFeKT x Extrawelt  Halluzinelle (DE-Q20-22-00039) (A2) SUDO  Daytona (DE-Q20-22-00040) (B1) JA:CK  Solaris (DE-Q20-22-00041) (B2) Avision  Groove Theory (DE-Q20-22-00042) (C1) Zzino & Insider  Mindcrush (DE-Q20-22-00043) (C2) Monaco, Povoa  Makeup Artist (DE-Q20-22-00044) (D1) Defex, Tsodor  Sieg Der Liebe (DE-Q20-22-00045) (D2) Christopher Ledger  X24 (DE-Q20-22-00046) INFO As ever, Cocoon Recordings celebrate the turn of the year with another mouth-watering collection of electronic music. Dots And Pearls Volume 7 includes eight choice techno cuts of varying shapes and sizes, that somehow manage to acknowledge both past and future, while staying forever rooted in the ˜here and now™. The lush, beach bar vibes of ˜Halluzinelle™ get things rolling courtesy of DeFeKT x Extrawelt, and it™s not long before we™re lost in the subsonic undertow as the warm acidic vibes ebb and flow. Sudo™s ˜Daytona™ then compliments a dark, low-slung groove with a soaring, nostalgic melody that reaches skywards, melting hearts and minds in the process. ˜Solaris™ takes a more urgent turn as JA:CK utilizes growling synths, stuttering arpeggios and an elongated breakdown, slowly raising the stakes as the dance floor starts folding in on itself. Avision offers no respite on ˜Groove Theory™, maintaining the intensity while surfing the frequencies through a dense forest of loops with a pounding 909 for company. Zzino & Insider continue the 90s leaning retrospective with ˜Mind Crush™ and they™re certainly true to their word, juxtaposing razor-sharp acid arpeggios with seductive chords and analog washes in a cavernous, serotonin-soaked epiphany of sound. Monaco, Povoa then gets downright dirty on ˜Makeup Artist™, raising the tempo with freaking metallic riffs, twisted vocals and a plethora of disorientating filter action that™ll push even the most headstrong dancefloor to the brink of implosion. Defex, Tsodor reels it in just in time on the epic ˜Sieg der Liebe™, unleashing thick swathes of melancholy chords over a fat, rolling groove and the beats remain broken to the end, as Christopher Ledger closes things out with a classic slice of sci-fi electro. ˜X24™ is all stuttering edits, intricate sequences, squelching fx and metallic bleeps, adding yet another unexpected dimension to this dynamic compilation series.