Eddie Richards - D Comm [Soco Audio] SOCO002

Eddie Richards - D Comm [Soco Audio] SOCO002A1: d. comm A2: Xtrk B1: Someday B2: Hakan Lidbo Sinful Sadie (Eddie Richards Remix) 'The Soco Audio label was a vital one for tech house lovers at the turn of the millennium and that is when genre pioneer Eddie Richards stepped up with this EP. 'd. comm' pairs snappy metallic hits and tightly programmed kicks with an expressive vocal stab then 'Xtrk gets more deep with wispy pads and a smoky late night feel. 'Someday' is a more physical and jacked up

B2: Friction

At the same time Rob and Lenonora Epremian were working on multiple music projects at Evasive headquarters Online Studios in Croydon and the cut ‘Future Drift’ saw their styles combine to give us the 4th track of this mixed artist EP

The original pressing of ‘Ride The Riddem’ has fetched a fair sum on Discogs and is now available for the first time again since 2004

playful directions

this version flips material from Persian's 'Smoke Dub' to darker

The release is a retrospective journey into the raw and warm sound of a producer who helped shape the London underground sound in the early 2000’s and went on inspire generations that followed

B2: 4-Faze - Lee Humphreys

Signing off with the stunning IDM inflected melodies of “Flexion” on B2 – Shinra shows his mastery of space and warmth with this beautifully balanced slice of Electronica that really is the icing on the cake

elegant grooves

B1: Marius - Ozone Machine

before ‘Fractal Boundary’ - the EP’s title track - restores some order

C2: Mettle