Published by Davide Pappalardo on March 15, 2018
Exclusive Flux premiere: Ryuji Takeuchi debuts on Instruments Of Discipline with the EP One’s Sentiment.
We are delighted to once again premiere a work published by German label Instruments Of Discipline. This time we are talking about Japanese born veteran Ryuji Takeuchi and his new work One’s Sentiment. Here he menages to show different facets of Techno, moving amidst noise-based sounds, ambient sessions and minimal passages.
In the words of the label itself: “Ryuji Takeuchi provides Instruments Of Discipline with an EP of noisy, hypnotic tracks, ranging from stomping, left-field techno to melancholic ambience; the EP’s title ‘One’s Sentiment’ provides a thoughtful angle to this at times cacophonous collection, for while they are bristling with noise there is something contemplative about the pieces, expressed in a way that suggests more than one thought trying to take life at the same moment, Ryuji seems to find space for conflicting voices both spatially and in terms of mood, the first three tracks, ‘Ambivalence’, ‘Sadness’ & ‘Sorrow’ seem to crawl with competing elements, synth lines drool over and meld with throbbing kick patterns, anxiety & excitement are tightly wound in focus as tracks build and develop, leaving the listener to navigate these abstract planes, intoxicated; while the final track ‘Regret’ is a compelling piece of noisy, ambient minimalism that allows for an austere pause after the eruption of the initial works. It becomes evident that Ryuji’s journey as a producer, through periods of hard-techno, deep-minimalism and the more abrasive ventures on HueHelix, has created a powerful and nuanced voice that is fully on display in ‘One’s Sentiment’. ”
IOD026// Ryuji Takeushi – One’s Sentiment EP
Limited edition 300 black vinyl. Releases April 2, 2018
All music composed & produced by Ryuji Takeushi.
Mastering by Eric Von Wonterghem at Prodam.
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