Greg Fenton reviews Gråzon, Hame, Pango and Tren – Pintai 001
Gråzon’s rapturous Dealing Is Healing begins the celebration of this first release from Pintai, a label centered around the Amsterdam based parties of the same name. An inward-looking yet joyous declaration of the universal the music is powered by a series of contrasts as voices intone thoughtfulness alongside the fuel of bruising drums, touches of Acid, and swirling, elevating pads this is an inspired, graceful piece of music. Next is the yet more intense Freo by Pango whose dark, infectious rhythm section elicits all sorts of possibilities amongst a charge of forward-pointing musicality dancing around notes and life-affirming chords. Again, this sense of a melting pot of ideas and moods infusing the release makes it such a force of nature.
Hame vigorously breathes life into thoughts of melody and bass alongside a rush of sizzling hi-hats with I Long next. Leaving Tren’s, I Missed Having You In My Life to capture a sense of the sublime within grainy refrains and pulsating beats that recall the blissful ambience of 1970’s analogue amid bruising emotional dialogue. I wish it played much longer than 3.40. Art work by inesfcs.
Release: October 29
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