TEST-FILE (2X12I)

1. Test-File by Marcel Dettmann 03:03 2. Ascending by Marcel Dettmann 04:44 3. Autumn77 by Marcel Dettmann 04:50 4. Torch by Marcel Dettmann 03:26 5. Error (1st Take) by Marcel Dettmann 05:42 The 2x12› sees the renowned selector and longtime Berghain resident in explorative form, combining compact experimental techno vignettes with writhing, dubby and distorted long- form dancefloor portals  as well as a stoned and unexpected turn into house territory. At 22 minutes over 6 tracks, Test-File is a series of sonic contrasts united by Dettmann™s uncanny intuition for patiently shifting, improvisational dance music. 3-minute opener šTest-File› bangs in with rapid fire kicks and tape-delayed electric zaps, reversing midway into a kind of electronic palindrome. The momentum is sustained on standout single šAscending›, where an overdriven basswave surges through a tunnel of industrial noise. The EP then emerges into the arch, squishy house of šAutumn77›, filled with sirens, pads and sampled vox/laughter. The second vinyl returns initially to rhythmic experimentation with the 3-minute šTorch› lurching forward rattling and machine-like, interspersed by passages of groan and hiss. šError (1st Take)› bubbles along dub-wise, tripping atmospherically though a haze of out-of-synch synth bursts. Closer šMetalloid› wraps it all up with a hypnotic, rubber band acid line and smudged 808s clavs.