- In recent years, Brooklyn-based producer Daniel Martin-McCormick has revealed himself as an effortlessly multi-faceted talent. With previous lives as the singer in hardcore band Black Eyes and as dark synth pop artist Sex Worker, and his membership of electro-punk duo Mi Ami very much on going, Martin-McCormick clearly isn't short on ideas. On Hive Mind and Dream On, his two 2012 solo LPs for Planet Mu as Ital, he explored both woozy zone-outs and dance floor-friendly styles. On this EP for Berlin's Workshop he returns to the hypnotic house of his early Ital releases.
"Ice Drift (Stalker Mix)" is a gently oscillating mix of high synth tones, bass and clicking percussion that pulses towards a subtle climax. "Pulsed" sets off a little more quickly and unfolds as a mesmeric, muted slice of minimal techno, while "Slower Degrees Of Separation" clanks and wafts fitfully in the middle-distance for the best part of ten very spacey minutes. This is an accomplished and uncluttered EP that should leave you eager to hear where Ital goes next.
Lista de títulos A Ice Drift (Stalker Mix)
B1 Pulsed
B2 Slower Degrees Of Separation