Konduku - Mantis 10 - Delsin Records - DSR/MTS10

vinyl: https://www.delsinrecords.com/release/7311/konduku/mantis-0910
digital: https://konduku.bandcamp.com/album/mantis-0910

a1. Trail
a2. Lust
a3. Lavender
b1. Dalgın
b2. Helles

Konduku (@kondukukonduku) returns to the Delsin Mantis series with an exciting double pack (Mantis 09 + 10) which dives deeper into his remarkable fractured rhythms and light-touch synthesis. Over the course of nine tracks Ruben Üvez straddles the space between introspective headphone trips and hypnotising dancefloor elegance, operating in a liminal zone of fluid tempos, submerged atmospheres and pointillist beats. It's an open-ended but clear-sighted approach that aligns perfectly with the direction of the Mantis series.

Mantis 10 opens up with the circular electronica of 'Trail', masking the start and end points of the groove with the kind of polymetric construction Üvez has made his name with. The pattern continues through the displaced, dubby experimentation of 'Lust' before the more sharply defined transcendental tone of 'Lavender' cuts through the fog. 'Dalgin' rides its pattering percussion on a minimalist D&B growl, setting the scene for the dislocated, avant-darkside closer 'Helles’.

Konduku - Mantis 10 (DSR/MTS10)

Delsin Records