colo - picture of you [Take Records]
Following the ‘Decade EP’ from Jack Dixon & Robin Card, as well as productions by Eliphino [Hoya:hoya] , Ramadanman [Hessle Audio] and Locked Groove [Hotflush], TAKE’s first release of 2012 comes courtesy of newcomers colo.
‘Picture of You’ opens with a wave of dense, sustained synth, before giving way to a languid groove and an uncertain vocal refrain. ‘Rick’ sees clacking woodblocks paired with tape-driven 808 bass drums and delicate chords, while ‘Never Again’ provides the most overtly dance- driven of the original tracks, crafting a twinkling, considered euphoria from blurry Juno chords and half-legible original vocals. Finally, ‘Church’ stretches a cascading riff over a slow-motion 4/ 4 and thick square bass, all steeped in reverb recorded live at the guys’ local… you guessed it.
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