So after all the random old bits of music I've released this year, how can this only be PERS number 002? Perhaps because it's available as an actual record, or because in my head these tunes were somehow a level above... which I'm not sure is true. Up to you to decide!
Teasers of the other tracks can be found at
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The A1 tune, U Don’t Know What U Do, is a bumping party track while still retaining a sense of depth and restraint. Soulful chords, a suggestive vocal sample, UK Funky-influenced percussion and a naïve lead line come together in a groovy way. B2, So Who’s Ur Girl, keeps things sassy, cooler rather than hotter, this time with a breakbeat flavour.
B1, The Sudden Light Of Certainty, is the star of the show, and perhaps the most exuberant bit of music Romaal Kultan has ever created. It’s an unusual, stomping piece of 150bpm hardcore whose harmonic elements are comforting and exultant. B2, Spatial Delivery, takes things deeper: a bubbling electro roller, with jacking percussion in the mould of Kyle Hall and Jay Daniel, and sumptuous chord phrasing throughout.
This EP contains a variety of flavours, but the signature RK sound is present throughout. Suitable for play at all hours of day or night.
I would also like to acknowledge the formative role of the work of black artists and the history of black communities, explicitly and implicitly, in the creation of this music.
O x
released September 12, 2023
Artwork by Ollie Malin
Mastered by Beau Thomass