FADI MOHEM レコード& CD

Review: Klockworks label head Ben Klock is back on his home label, this time in association with Fadi Mom across four fierce cuts. 'Prefix' is an all out techno blizzard as flurries of drums, toms, fizzing hi hats and glitchy claps all coalesce into one powerful linear groove. 'Gateway' brings bleeping and pulsing synths over urgent drum funk while 'Hydrocarbon' is a head wrecker with warped lines and panel-beating drums. 'Prism' is the sublime and seductive seven minute closer that offers a more smooth and minimal techno sound. It's a fourth very different mood on this fantastic record.

Review: Back in April, WSNWG supremo Rodhad and DJ/producer Fadi Mohem headed to Speedy J's STOOR LAB studio for a collaborative jam session. It went well, so they then decided to turn the music they recorded into this full four-track EP. It's a pleasingly energetic and dynamic affair with some genuinely impressive moments. For proof, check opener '210407.1', where waves of spacey synthesizer sounds lap around a driving techno groove rich in hissing cymbals and powerful kick-drums, as well as the track that follows, '210409.1', a speedier but less dense affair marked out by warehouse-ready stabs. Elsewhere, '210407.2' is a wild, minor-key techno stomper, while '210407.3' is a more off-kilter outing blessed with wild TB-303 motifs and some superb sound design.