FINE LINE

A1 Fine Line A2 Altered Cycle B1 Curved Blade B2 Natural Desire Barcode 5057272275006 A work 12 months in the making, Alex Lentini & STOMP BOXX deliver a standout EP debut. The Italian pair  living at the extreme opposites of their country™s ˜boot™ will be new names to the Drumcode faithful. They first appeared on the label in December 2020, with a strong contribution to A-Sides Vol.10 titled ˜Expanders™. So impressed was Adam Beyer with their productions, a fulsome debut EP was secured soon after. ˜Fine Line™ was conceived in the final stages of 2019. With the extra studio time lockdown provided, the duo enjoyed a creative freefall, allowing them to refine a five-track work that sits at the intersection of home-listening techno and dancefloor functionalism. ˜Natural Desire™ has a definable spunk to it, as pulsating chords undulate towards a breathy pad-laden finish. ˜Shifting Soul™ is exquisite, as crunchy drums and a rousing vocal ensure it™s a memorable addition to the Drumcode canon. The title track is colourful and thrilling in equal doses, as muscular synth lines coalesce alongside pin-sharp rhythms. ˜Altered Cycle™ is skilfully composed and marked by a stirring melodic lead and funky percussive underbelly. ˜Curved Blade™ is abrasive and gritty, before a dreamy spoken word interlude arouses an introspective mood. A fitting soundtrack for our times. ˜2020 was both strange and terrible, especially for music lovers. But it gave us enough time to carve out this collaboration. At this point a wonderful compromise arouse between our two different sound visions. It happened without too many thoughts and in a very natural way.™  Alex Lentini & STOMP BOXX