OECUS Premiere // Hattori Hanzō

Extract from "Genetic Drift" [OM008] - @obsmus
Release date: 20th August 2021

In the recent emergence of this mysterious alias, Hattori Hanzō has changed a lot of things in the techno scene. However one thing that's remained consistent is how startlingly sophisticated his productions are.
The opener 'Genetic Drift' embraces his taste for radical non-Western bells welded onto cutting-edge club music polyrhythms. Soaking in spooky atmospheres, perfect for the darkest and sweatiest of dance floors. The highly charged energy on 'Natural Selection' fuels steady build-ups and syncopated toms, with a menacing noise stab out amid the controlled chaos. 'Dogmatic' attempts to lure you into shadowy, narrow spaces beckoned by an evil laugh sample beneath while being attacked from all directions by spaceships.  'Phenotypic Variation' is a compelling package of hypnotic drone, ascending zaps and spiralling synths. Closing the release with 'Moravian Scientist' clad in snaking synth lines and warped textures distilled into the purest form of psychedelic techno.

Artist: Hattori Hanzō - @hattori-hanz-500995865
Title EP: Genetic Drift
Label: Observant
Format: Digital
Catalogue: OM008

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Genetic Drift

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Manuele Chiaravalloti is Mod21 an italian specialist in profound and elaborated techno we’ve been following for a long while. For this album he delivers the best of his abilities in production, diving deep into the most intricate realms in the genre.

What do we do now is the beatless introduction to this sonic journey setting the pace for Anthropology of failure introducing the beat but still meditative and liquid.

Doomsday Clock goes straight into danceable business, using effected continuous synth lines over a clean groove that grows in intensity as the beats go by. Several layers of pads add space to the sound in this dreamy techno number.

On Cold silence the beat goes busier and percussive elements are the main element making this one the perfect dj tool.

Black heart is electric and stripped down, using a few crispy synthetic elements to keep the tension although there is no kick in the equation.

Escalation of violence introduces a bit of distortion and roughness on the rhythm but preserving the mental approach on sequences and textures.

Beyond the edge of an habitable world slows down the pace and uses hypnosis via repetition to reach the appropriate state of mind in the first hours of the club.

 It gets into your brain follows, giving exactly what the title suggests, with an erratic synth line flowing over a relentless groove. This one will cause some brain damage when listened to on the proper sound systems.

Come on honey, it's real money funny title for a serious brain melting exercise that reminds us of the sound of early minimal heroes like Basic Channel. Man is a tool goes in the same direction, focusing on the dub side.

You were the good one Qerndu changes directions drastically, diving into scifi alien areas, obsessive and tooly.

The virtual denies tactility, removes the beat and reduces the sound elements to the minimum getting closer to the end of this sonic journey.

Last track, Loyalty does not end with death acts as an electronic lullaby where harmonies and lush pads are the starring.

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Ricky Cross unveils a collection of four sonic voyages, each a passage through endless melodic loops and hypnotic rhythms. This EP isn’t just a sequence of tracks—it’s an intricate system of motion, where pulsating basslines and evolving harmonics stretch time itself.

Each piece sculpts its own atmosphere, layering shifting textures and cascading synth work that seem to extend beyond the confines of structure. Subtle yet relentless, the percussion locks in a groove that feels both weightless and inescapable, guiding the listener into a controlled drift.

Closing the journey, STNDRD delivers a futuristic reinterpretation, reshaping one of these labyrinthine compositions into something sharper, more angular. Rhythmic mutations and spectral details dissolve expectations, creating a contrast that feels both alien and inevitable, it’s a refraction of sound through a different dimension.

This is music not meant to be followed but absorbed, where the mind loops in sync with the machines, lost in an infinite cadence.

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