- Tale Of Us's prowess for grand, atmospheric house and Vaal's knack for the unpredictable pay dividends here. On "Concor" the Anglo-Italian collaboration construct a slow-burner that uses helicopter blade percussion and echoing Eastern xylophones for its opening third. It gradually blooms, through portentous analogue keys and snapping snares, into a witching hour weapon. It's a track with a mesmeric, show-stopping quality, but executed with subtlety and understatement.
Vaal is left to his own devices on "Seahnak." Bathed in echo, with primeval digital toms riddling its spine, it's embellished with beautifully strange monophonic synths and dashes of acid modulation. It's the sort of quirky offering that this singular producer is quietly gaining a reputation for.
TracklistA Tale Of Us & Vaal - Concor
B Vaal - Seahnak