Kevin McHugh aka Ambivalent's run of killer releases continues with the third release on his fledgling Valence imprint. Already getting massive early support from Alan Fitzpatrick, DVS1, Ben Sims, Regis, Chris Liebing, Josh Wink, Adam X, Nina Kraviz, James Zabiela and many others, it is storming techno floors with alarming speed. 

Things kick off with the head-turning A-side Janus - the track brings an audacious simplicity, with just a single repeating note from a 303 and a basic pattern on a 909. This timeless pairing presses out into larger and larger space as the drums tumble and roll into greater rhythmic intensity, and the 303 erupts into a wall of growling electricity. The panic builds and settles, only to bring itself back to the edge of chaos before the ending nearly where it began.

Chronos embodies a similar ethic, standing outside of nostalgic retrospection or any current sounds. Grinding chord stabs and looping heady bleeps cycle upon each other, in a simple but highly dancefloor friendly arrangement. The results are expanded upon even further by Valence friend and supporter Truncate - who crushes Chronos into a muscular DJ weapon, both loose in its groove and tight in its reductive discipline. All three vinyl inclusions were mastered and processed in a manner true to their origins - polished on legendary analog tools, then cut to dubplate, and re-recorded to be shared on digital formats with the warmth, power and rich textures of classic audio technology.

The packet is rounded out by a digital exclusive Foldup - a rolling, scratching, growling DJ tool that straddles the classic and modern techniques and sounds found across the whole EP.

Valence 003 previews

Kevin McHugh aka Ambivalent's run of killer releases continues with the third release on his fledgling Valence imprint. Already getting massive early support from Alan Fitzpatrick, DVS1, Ben Sims, Regis, Chris Liebing, Josh Wink, Adam X, Nina Kraviz, James Zabiela and many others, it is storming techno floors with alarming speed. 

Things kick off with the head-turning A-side Janus - the track brings an audacious simplicity, with just a single repeating note from a 303 and a basic pattern on a 909. This timeless pairing presses out into larger and larger space as the drums tumble and roll into greater rhythmic intensity, and the 303 erupts into a wall of growling electricity. The panic builds and settles, only to bring itself back to the edge of chaos before the ending nearly where it began.

Chronos embodies a similar ethic, standing outside of nostalgic retrospection or any current sounds. Grinding chord stabs and looping heady bleeps cycle upon each other, in a simple but highly dancefloor friendly arrangement. The results are expanded upon even further by Valence friend and supporter Truncate - who crushes Chronos into a muscular DJ weapon, both loose in its groove and tight in its reductive discipline. All three vinyl inclusions were mastered and processed in a manner true to their origins - polished on legendary analog tools, then cut to dubplate, and re-recorded to be shared on digital formats with the warmth, power and rich textures of classic audio technology.

The packet is rounded out by a digital exclusive Foldup - a rolling, scratching, growling DJ tool that straddles the classic and modern techniques and sounds found across the whole EP.

4 Foldup

3 Chronos (Truncate Remix)

2 Chronos

1 Janus

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Valence 003 previews

Kevin McHugh / Valence