RELEASES MAY 31
Patterns / Threshold, a collaborative split offering from Mesure Divide and Esse Ran, plunges the listener into a disquieting expanse of undulating rhythms and transmuted textures. Here, melodies and harmonies dissolve, fracturing into a heavy, systolic throb that whispers of superposition and entanglement.

HMDX009 - Measure Divide & Eƨƨe Ran - Patterns / Threshold

1. 	S. Chioini - +4 Degrees (@chioini)
2. 	Absurde - Buckle Up! (@absurde)
3. 	softcoresoft - Generating the Divine Within (@softcoresoft)

Montréal’s Humidex label launches with three technoid tracks from its founders S. Chioini, Absurde and softcoresoft.

S. Chioini brings in the humidity with his broken percussive number +4 Degrees, a bass driven track built upon crystalline sound design, sweeping envelopes and moody pads. Its precise structure, micro-edited cuts and syncopated drums relate to the composer’s electroacoustic background as much as to roots in contemporary music and a dedicated taste for experimental sounds.

Absurde’s Buckle Up! is a motor of unfurling, rotary loops and galloping percussion. A screaming bell cuts through the groove while hypnotic synth arpeggios enter halfway through, forming a call and response of rhythmic elements.

softcoresoft closes this EP with an acid banger that is at once joyous and introspective. Its odd clap patterns create a push and pull of energetic internal rhythms. A trancy synth enters towards the end to anchor the entheogenic journey of the track. Generating the Divine Within makes you want to close your eyes on the dancefloor.

Mastering: Matt Colton, Metropolis (London)
 
Mixing and engineering: Francis Latreille (track 1, 2) 
& Danji Buck-Moore (track 3) (Montréal)

Buy or stream: https://linktr.ee/Humidex
 
Digital distribution: Lobster Theremin
 
Photo: Alex Blouin (Montréal)
Design: Félix Gourd (Montréal)

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Humidex describes the combined effects of sound and humidity. A label for techno canadiana and beyond. 

Based in Montréal, Humidex was founded by @absurde, S. Chioini (@djvoila) and @softcoresoft in 2019.

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