out for a while: Jeroen Search - Enigma EP [Reclaim Your City]

Artist:
Jeroen Search

Title:
Enigma EP

Label:
Reclaim Your City

Cat#:
RYCL016

Release Date:
15th July 2022 (vinyl & Bandcamp)
in May 2023 (other digital stores)

Format:
vinyl, download & streaming

Tracklist:
A1.
Enigma

A2.
Modules

B1.
Object Of Ridicule

B2.
Circle Park

Press Info:
A coinage derived from the sharp, clinically designed blends he has come to be known for, that Search-sound has long established as a blueprint for DJs seeking laser-guided weaponry into their sets, and Jeroen’s maiden effort for RYC follows that very guideline. Starting with the massive pound of the title-track, “Enigma”, the EP knocks into your system with blunt force, ushering us into a no-frills corridor of hydraulic kicks and sizzling static. As per usual with Jeroen’s compositions, minimalism serves a purpose of exponential effect.

True to the fuel-efficient philosophy of the producer, “Modules” harnesses a controlled avalanche of modular signals and no-prisoner, big-room techno dynamics to forge a piece of exquisitely raw rave material that can move blocks of concrete with its nose. Letting the groove a little bit looser, “Object of Ridicule” spins at fierce tempo whilst relying on the same limited palette of chiselled drums and ominous strings to plunge the dance floor into a darker, neo-noir paradox of rhythmic straightforwardness and mystery-shrouded ambiguity.

Topping the release off is “Circle Park”, a cut that further exposes Jeroen’s constant juggling between atmospheric opacity and a surgical, technicist approach towards production. A matter of thoroughly finessed textures and obsession for the faintest detail that shines through “Enigma” with unrelenting ebullience. More than anything the fruit of an endless search for fresh, unheard forms of transcending techno expression.

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