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Dark Dessert EP [Morphid]

by x(eptional vs Morphid

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Morphid and x(eptional signed to Lucid Recordings in quick succession back in the day, their complementary styles helping to establish the label as a purveyor of pioneering and divergent quality techno sounds. They often worked in the studio together, and now they’re gleefully doing it all over again with this perfectly pitched platter of originals and remixes from the two duos.

x(eptional’s epic breakbeat techno sound always went down a storm at the original Lucid events – live and on disc – and second-hand prices prove their Lucid releases have lost none of their dancefloor appeal.

Morphid’s sparse, offbeat sound was always different, otherworldly. Delightfully strange while always warm and witty – and a little bit spooky!

Side 1 presents two classic originals, one by each duo: x(eptional’s a-whole-night-in-one track classic Dark Waves, a ten-minute-plus banger of epic proportions and soaring highs, followed by Morphid’s ethereal Gezouten Dessert, with its pared down bare breaks and brooding tones.

Side 2 sees x(eptional and Morphid switching roles to present radical and thrilling reworkings of each other’s tracks. Morphid strip down x(eptional’s Dark Waves into a cut-up of eerie, angular funk rhythms, voices and sounds, while x(eptional extract the beats from Morphid’s Gezouten Dessert and transpose it into a whirlwind of jazz-tinged breakbeat techno that gets a grip from the get-go and just won’t let go.

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released June 29, 2022

A1 - x(eptional - Dark Waves [original version]
Produced by Wouter Snoei and Wouter Kalkhoven

A2 - Morphid - Gezouten Dessert [original version]
Produced by Jan Schermer and Jacco Rens

B1 - x(eptional - Dark Waves [Morphid remix]
Original version produced by Wouter Snoei and Wouter Kalkhoven
Remix by Jan Schermer and Jacco Rens

B2 - Gezouten Dessert [x(eptional remix]
Original version produced by Jan Schermer and Jacco Rens]
Remix by Wouter Snoei and Wouter Kalkhoven

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Morphid Amsterdam, Netherlands

Morphid emerged from Amsterdam’s leftfield 90s techno scene: Jan Schermer was the DJ with the love of off-centre techno; Sjuul Rens had the technical chops and the treasure trove of analogue devices in the studio above his mum’s garage. It proved to be a golden combination and they soon developed their signature sound. Sparse and angular – never obvious – but warm-souled and always compelling. ... more

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