‘ʃælt ii’ Out Now, Nunu Remix Up On AQNB

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Some more nice words on SHALT’s latest, which is out today on all platforms. Have a go at Nunu’s destructive take on “Nid De Guêpes” and find all download/streaming below.

AQNB: “ʃælt ii features three tracks of tactile noise with dance-friendly, post-rave touches. ‘Nid De Guêpes’ (French for ‘wasp’s nest’) is a clattering march of beats and urgent, high-frequency synth lines, while Nunu’s remix stretches out and flattens the composition, reducing it down to an ambient resonance that’s at times punctured by intense and high-speed rhythms.”

The Quietus: “The Astral Plane is another label and collective consistently pushing leftfield club music. The LA-based blog and imprint’s next release sees a return for SHALT with the second instalment of his ʃælt series. These releases see the British producer focusing on “sound mechanics and loop-based dance forms,” as the label puts it. The second instalment makes for more intense listening than the three tracks featured on the previous ʃælt volume. Lead track ‘Nid de guêpes’ crashes to life with a hail of abrasive drums. Cruising just below the 100 BPM mark, it’s carried by a rousing melody and bursts of harsh noise. ‘Liquesce’ is a slightly more restrained affair, its menacing bassline swamped by lo-fi synths and a heavily cloaked vocal line. Fellow Astral Plane affiliate Nunu rounds out proceedings with a remix of ‘Nid de guêpes’ which picks up the pace of the original while maintaining its raucous energy.”