Pick of the weekend: DJ Wank – Restrained Madness (Fehler Musik, FHLR025)
Fehler Music welcomes the nordic acid overlord DJ Wank to its FHLR tribe. Years of experience went into this take no prisoners fiery slamming techno release, FHLR025. Highly skilled rave wizard Erhalder hailing from Switzerland adds a pervy jacking remix to it – our bodies still spasm in euphoria. A true masters release.
‘Acidic Restraint’ kicks off the release with call and response in plain perfection, monopolizing your mind with that addictive acid groove where futuristic stabs meet subtle echos from the deep.
This energy is taken into ‘Descend Into Madness’, morphing into a frowningly dark landspout of stomping techno escorted by frantic drums while a rave anthem awakes in the distance.
‘Feisty’ takes you in the land of confusion, a thrilling story which dissolves in a deeply satisfying techno groove – it feels like the energy is coming from all sides of the dance floor.
Closing a release on a deeper note is one approach, but ‘Rumination’ sits on the very other end. It’s the rise of that industrial percussive acid monster that eats everything, all the remaining thoughts of consciousness and your whole existence. Get ready for this sonic black hole.
But the madness won’t stop here … the remix sucks you right out of that black hole against all laws of gravity and motion. Building up a dance inferno from the beginning, but when you come out the break, Erhalder is showing who is the boss when it comes to fusing acid, rave and the oldskool – in an uncontrollable desire you jack your body like 90s ravers in the prime time of the night and of planet E.
The moment when stars collapse and brains melt … grand finale.
Tracklist: DJ Wank – Restrained Madness (Fehler Musik, FHLR025)
01. Acidic Restraint
02. Descend Into Madness
03. Feisty
04. Rumination
05. Rumination (Erhalder Acid Remix)
