'Burst onto the scene' is an overused phrase, but that's exactly what Scottish producer Williams...
DETAILS:
Style:
Psytrance, Psychedelic Trance
Released:
Feb. 2008/09
Cat-No:
GPM1EP085
...did when his track 'Picadilly Circuits' was released by Get Physical back in 2004. Though he'd released a couple of records previously, it
was this unforgettably dramatic, bleepy electro workout which put Williams' name on the map and led to a succession of well-received singles and remixes for
The Knife, Eyerer and Chopstick, Marc Romboy and Robyn. Following a short hiatus, Williams is back with a brand new 12' for Get Physical. El Baile, the lead
track immediately enthrals with its galloping kick, snare and analogue bass pattern, before a typically Williams-eque, fat but understated electro motif,
phased chords and crisp percussion edits propel it onwards into the heart of the dancefloor.
'The Unbearable Truth' is a thrillingly modern, moody take on the straight-up acid track. A devastatingly simple, bending acid line lies at
the heart of the track, but it's the way the uncompromisingly linear beat and one-note bassline play off it that really makes this track fly. House music to
get lost inside.
'Kiss of Life' sounds every bit as vital and reviving as its title implies. Its beauty lies in the intricate and expressive interplay of synths: beginning
with a lowslung melodic motif, a more nimble, staccato bassline emerges, before the deep, kosmische-style chords arrive ahead of a powerful breakdown into
heads-down techhouse strut.
