Aleqs Notal A.E.T. EP

In love with the soulfulness of Detroit’s style and the roughness of Chicago suburbs, Aleqs comes solid with this four tracks release full of shadows and tricky rhythmic patterns.

Notal starts the show with a deviant electro funk burner,” Ancient Theory” a piece rolling with some 909 hats saturating the bass drum and an hypnotic arpeggiator bringing a rigid edge to the track, well balanced by a grainy Pad theme in the middle, smoky as the motor city can be.

The second one, “Informal Utility”, invite us into a more narrative situation, with its dusty and deep synth mixed with some perfects 909 claps, it’s like a Chicago track high on codeine, sipping the beat until the party end.

Talking about liquid, the flip side ouverture, “Side Huit”, got a slight diffuse Drexcyian vibe, an aquatic resonance bouncing onto the frenetic drums sounds of the 606. This is a weird and efficient tool for special people.

The ending title “Clear Mind” is a more geometric dub affair, the bassline going back and forth with/against the drums. While it sounds calm on the surface, there’s a lot of restrain angst hiding behind, convulsing all along this mental tune.