Soup by Smartypants
"Boston isn't really known for being a hotbed of minimal Techno, but Smartypants, aka Mike Uzzi of the Unlockedgroove crew, shows that location isn't everything, with a solid, if not groundbreaking 12" of German-leaning sounds. The lead track is a study in Chain Reaction-styled pinging that distinguishes itself with yearning, detuned synthesizers that sweep through the mix. San Francisco's Broker/Dealer rework the song in their own cushioned style, filling up space with ample delay and quietly jarring dissonance. Boston's Localfields strips the same cut down to assembly line clicks and rivets, bathed in the harsh glare of reduced bit-rates. Smartypants's own "Uh, Hypnotize", far more assured than it's title, is the best thing here - a punchy number that recalls early Kompakt's pistoning simplicity, overlaid with Satie-like piano ruminations and pinwheeling little synthesizer details. Beneath every beat is the hint of another, faded and subtler, until the rhythms begin to feel like pages from an onionskin flipbook."
- Philip Sherburne, The Wire
"Crispy groovin' tech house"
- Hard Wax
"Uzzi aims to raise the bar for deep, minimal techno"
- Forced Exposure
Originally released November 22, 2005
Tracklist
| 1. | Soup | 6:50 |
| 2. | Soup (Broker-Dealer Remix) | 5:42 |
| 3. | Soup (Localfields says CHOWDAH Mix) | 5:41 |
| 4. | Uh, Hypnotize | 6:28 |
Credits
All ingredients cooked and simmered by Mike Uzzi except:
A2 Reheated by Broker/Dealer
B1 Served by Ben Recht for Localfields
Mastered by Bryan Warner / All Star Mastering
Pressed by by Alpha Records
Design and layout by Unjust
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
US record label with a focus on experimental, minimal and dub techno
Founded 2002