Instant Broadcast
Herva
LABEL: Delsin | DSR-E4
GENRE: House, Techno
RELEASED: 2014
MP3 DOWNLOAD SOURCE: WEB
BITRATE: 320kbps / 44100kHz / Full Stereo
TRACKS: 12
SIZE: 129.80 megs
TRACKLIST
1. And The Crunch Goes On 6:41
2. Slam The Laptop 4:47
3. Pitch Business 3:28
4. Jingle Memo Jingle 4:56
5. Spotlight (Music At Subway) 5:08
6. No Way Out 4:07
7. Jointless 4:15
8. Until.. 4:27
9. 01 (Edit) 4:42
10. Holidays 4:32
11. Warm Bodies 3:26
12. Useless Stop Motion 3:09
Total Playtime: 53:38 min
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Herva is Herve Atsè Corti, the young producer who has appeared on labels like Kontra Musik and Bosconi as part of analogue house duo Life’s Track. A fan of everything from intense Aphex Twin music to more human r&b, soul and hip hop, in 2012 he served up the soulful house LP Meanwhile In Madland and since then has continued to hone his production skills to the point that he is now a pleasingly singular talent.
Instant Broadcast, the 12 tracks to be released on 2 x vinyl, proves that in spades, combing as it does intricate electronic stylings with an off kilter sampling style, organic instrumentals and plenty of rough hewn charm.
The album kicks off with ‘And The Crunch Goes On’, a fractured, sample heavy track with sensuous piano notes floating above barrelling techno drums. It evolves through many different forms across its 6-minute duration and from there the kaleidoscopic journey really begins. ‘Slam The Laptop’ is deep and lo fi techno, ‘Pitch Business’ is glistening IDM and ’01 (Edit)’ is scuzzy dystopian ambiance of the sort LIES has become famous for. Elsewhere there is blissful and heavenly ambiance, sketchy sound collages that put dusty old soul vocals next to trilling melodies and pounding broken beat that is awash with spring like rays of sunshine.
Sometimes dark, sometimes beautiful, but always unpredictable, Instant Broadcast is a refreshingly original, sketchy album that shuns the usual Chicago and Detroit reference points and instead conjures up a truly idiosyncratic style that puts Herva in a class of his own.
