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Amsterdam label Spectral Bounce recruits French club stalwart @chris-carrier-841295497 for SPEC06 — Perfect Encounter. Active since 1994, the Parisian artist has released a wellspring of records on Robsoul, Slapfunk and his own Sound Carrier recordings, parallel to his longtime career as a DJ. Characterised by swirling delays and progressive arrangements, Perfect Encounter shows the producer exploring the mesmeric corners of tech house, ideally fitted to the Spectral Bounce aesthetic.

Opener “XLR8” starts with rolling toms that make way for fluid, modulated tones; each bar ebbs and flows to the sweeping synths set in motion by Carrier. Processed with a multitude of delays, rhythmic FX boldly swish above the drums, making for an immersive soundstage. Second track “Light Side” retains the billowing echoes but moves more nimbly, cutting things back to make for a spacious and breezy number. Its croaking synths hop around the stereo field, accompanied by tight percussion and a walking bassline.

The hallucinogenic “Third Moon” sees Carrier step further into trance-inducing territory. The track’s pulsing, syncopated bass note thrums underneath an arpeggio that evolves into a heady prismatic drone. While the chugging beat is ever-present, melodic refrains rise up and evaporate like wisps of vapour, alongside a vocal that fades away as quickly as it appears. The EP’s eponymous “Perfect Encounter” dials up the tension and closes the record with a mysterious touch. Speedy 16th note patterns propel the beat, creating shifty rhythms that rattle and hiss. A rasping, gelatinous synth and squeaky detuned tones resemble extraterrestrial signals — alien morse code for an enraptured dancefloor.

Art by Susanne Janssen
Words by Cameron Leaf

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Chris Carrier - Perfect Encounter (SPEC06) | Spectral Bounce | Snippets

I just want you to close your eyes and dance, baby...

Utrecht-based artist Lyrae crafts hypnotic, genre-blending sets that guide listeners through waves of introspection and joy. Rooted in progressive house, her music connects people with themselves and each other, creating moments that feel both intimate and expansive—an invitation to journey through sound and emotion.

Upcoming dates:

11.10 Stranded FM 10 Years, KABUL à GoGo, b2b Victor Bontje, Utrecht
24.10 Breakfast Club Matinee (ADE), PLLEK, Amsterdam
25.10, NAR, Utrecht
14.11 Sissi's, Amsterdam
15.11 KopjeK clubtour, KABUL à GoGo, Utrecht
21.11 Herfstdrift, Nijmegen
05.12, Oberhaum, Amsterdam

Past dates:

2025

01.08 Mix for Atlantech Radio, Utrecht
12.07 Club Voerweg, Off The Grid, Nijmegen
10.07 Wildeburg, Kraggenburg
05.07 By the Creek, Vianen
08.06 Aftertje Aftertje, Fluor, Amersfoort
30.05 Teatro, KABUL à GoGo, Utrecht
23.05 Club Smederij, Tilburg
03.05 Borisov, Amsterdam
02.05 How's House w/ Emmz, Relate Radio, Groningen
26.04 Staatsgreep Festival by Drift, Nijmegen 
25.04 Umami Kingsnight, Arnhem
22.03 Operator, Rotterdam
08.03 Soenda Presents: TLM Airlines, Utrecht
15.02 Benwal presents NOUW, Lofi, Amsterdam
09.02 Thuishaven, Amsterdam
01.02 Open Source Radio, Nijmegen
01.01 NYE Festival, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht

2024

29.11 WAS., Utrecht
09.11 Sissi’s, Amsterdam
11.10 Maxi Radio, Utrecht
25.09 Mix Recording for EKKO, Utrecht
14.09 Motion Blur, Amsterdam
14.09 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
30.08 NAR Café der Kunsten, Utrecht
13.08 Vage Vormen, Utrecht
03.08 Kabul À GoGo, Utrecht
18.07 DMTG, Stranded FM, Utrecht
16.07 Off The Grid, Park Kronenburg, Nijmegen
05.07 Kabul À GoGo, Utrecht
29.06 Relate Radio, Groningen
22.06 Open Source Radio, Nijmegen
21.06 1 year Radio Smederij, Tilburg
13.06 Don't Mind The Mesh, Kabul à GoGo, B2B Mocrosoft, Utrecht 
11.06 Birdcage Radio, b2b Mocrosoft, Utrecht
31.05 Club EKKO, Utrecht
26.05 Studio-T for Guitig, Utrecht
25.05 Soenda Festival, Utrecht
14.05 Birdcage Radio, Utrecht
11.05 Motion Blur, Amsterdam
04.05 Studio-T, Utrecht
19.04 Klein Berlijn, Utrecht
12.04 Maxi Radio, Leiden
07.04 EPML, Amsterdam
04.04 Birdcage Radio, Utrecht
31.03 KUTNACHT, NAR, Utrecht
23.03 Dekplantel, Leersum
22.03 Dekplantel, b2b AHCSI, Leersum
06.03 Birdcage Radio, Utrecht
19.02 Birdcage Radio, Utrecht
02.02 Radio Smederij, Tilburg
28.01 EKKO, Utrecht
13.01 Birdcage Radio, Utrecht

anything that moves me.. 

bookings:
eu + row: caroline@klsbookings.com + alex@klsbookings.com 
aus + nz: jeremy@weaveragency.com.au

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💌 bookings, cooperation and love letters: send.demos.to.me@gmail.com

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Chris Carrier - Perfect Encounter (SPEC06) | Spectral Bounce | Snippets

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