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Psycatron “Is What It Is” single, remix

By bandweblogs on Nov 6, 2009 in Bands, Music News, New Releases | Tags: ,

Psycatron “Is What It Is” single

Psycatron

1. Is What It Is (Psycatron Remix); 2. Is What It Is (’So It Is’ Mix)

“Is What It Is” marks the culmination of what has been a remarkable year for Psycatron.

The Irish duo, made up of BBC Radio DJ and producer Paul Hamill and producer Dave Lievense have seized taste-makers’ attention over the last 12 months with a string of exceptional releases including “Deeper Shades of Black” (Planet E) and “Directions / Tipping Point” (Tronic Music).

Now joining forces with legendary dance label R&S for the double A-side single “It Is What It Is” they’re set to finally break out and achieve the widespread acclaim they so richly deserve.

As is so often the case, Psycatron’s overnight success is built on years of honing and refining their craft, most famously as long-time residents at Belfast’s Shine and Stiff Kitten clubs. Though their music is ostensibly ‘dance’, and in particular the techno for which these clubs are famous, they bring to it a much greater musicality and range of influences than the confines of a single genre would suggest.

Take the Psycatron Remix of “Is What It Is” for example. On one hand it’s a driving piece of big-room techno, all driving bassline and skipping, crisply programmed drums, on the other it’s uplifting but harmonically ambiguous chord sequence would be right at home in one of Radiohead’s more out-there experiments.

Put these elements together, mix in a skillfully handled and rewardingly emotive breakdown and you have not only an outstanding record by any measure but one that in its various aspects updates perfectly the legacy of R&S (Aphex Twin, Derrick May, Joey Beltram et al.) for the future.

The “So It Is” Mix meanwhile is a very different but again unusually intelligent take on things, this time with a backdrop of cool and very contemporary minimal beats taking on an old-school Detroit style arrangement elsewhere.

All in all this is a double-header of unusual quality; powerful cutting-edge techno with a psychedelic edge that like all the best R&S records is capable of conquering the big-room and the inner-space alike. Better yet as it’s heralded as the start of an ongoing collaboration between artist and label it means we’ll have more of the same to look forward to in 2010. Happy New Year!

Single release date: November 30th, 2009 (R&S Records)
Catalogue number: RS0906 (Vinyl) and RS0906DB (digital)

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