Buckets vinyl

Alland Byallo is a busy activist from San Francisco. He runs his label Kvadrat Produkt, he promotes parties under the Kontrol banner and he also hosts an internet radio (www.protonradio.com). As if this wasn't enough, he also produces music. Together with people like John Tejada, Justin Maxwell, Claude Von Stroke and the excellent Dirtybird label, he is responsible for providing an alternative to the tribal sounds of the west coast. Alland clearly had a look over the big pond for inspiration and thus it is no wonder his track "Buckets" seamlessly blends in with what is rocking German and European dancefloors. With two releases on Gumption and Leftroom Ed Davenport managed to make huge waves in the minimal community. The young London based producer quickly made himself a name for on the one hand being quite versatile in both producing very sparse, stripped down tunes as well as producing more opulent, emotional stuff. On the other hand he really knows a lot about arranging. Ed clearly is a long distance runner with his tracks clocking in at 10 minutes and longer. He uses the time he is taking to full capacity, yet sticking to a strict economy of sounds. His diverse talents interlock effortlessly on his contribution for Liebe Detail. There are his clear ideas of sound, his well timed, nonchalantly paced arrangement as well as a notion of melancholic electronica one has been missing in dance music since the early tracks of someone like Luciano.

Nikola Baytala (S.W.A.T)