- Understand has always released moody music. The Bucharest label's records are aimed at DJs, but it certainly doesn't specialise in party-rocking cuts. All that it puts out is heavily atmospheric and dark, even for Romanian standards—the kind of sounds that often work best as part of a long session. NoiDoi member Dubtil supplies Understand's latest 12-inch, the Ebandogue EP. Its been getting rinsed by Romania's top-tier for some time, and it's not hard to see why—the sounds are meaty, intricate and groovy, with enough subtle changes to make each track a journey in itself.
It can be a bit risky to drop such sinister sounds at the tail-end of a party, but Ebandogue seems well suited to late-hour situations. Where Priku and Arapu embraced sunshine with their recent I/0 EP, Dubtil has turned his back on it. "Debandada" is the EP's most disorienting moment, with frantic, chopped vocals buried beneath a soundscape that rises and falls with an oscillating horn sound. "Opus Ebant" is a little more subdued, but it fosters an enthralling sense of tension, making it a powerful track in the right DJ's hands. The EP finishes with the excellent "Epilogue," the safest and only straightforward cut on offer.
Lista de títulosA1 Opus Ebant
B1 Debandada
B2 Epilogue