Bolth – Beyond Control [Astral Records]

Astral Records opens the fall season by welcoming Bolth to the label for his debut EP. Hailing from Brazil, Bolth is a DJ, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who has carved out his own unique place in the electronic music underground. With a clever co-ax of classic elements from the 70s and 80s with the melodic heart of house Music, Bolth creates a sonic intersection with techno’s foundational roots. A signature sound marked by crisp grooves, exacting sound design, and the symbiotic fusion of analog synths with digital undertones. First emerging in 2021 on the strength of his early tracks, Bolth would go on to compile an impressive resume across the next three calendar years, notching standout projects for ERRORR, New Tab Music, Panda Lab and Purified. Now, as 2024 reaches its final quarter, Bolth follows an excellent offering for SPECIES with his Astral Records debut ‘Beyond Control’.

Beginning with the title selection, Bolth showcases a peak time approach which sets the tone for the EP. Full of colourful textures and cutting edge design qualities, the Brazilian smoothly blends punchy kick drums and tough undulating grooves, with fragmented synth mutations and roboticized vocals for an exhilarating journey into the break. Further revealing his creative attitude across the interlude, it’s a stereo field of hyperbolic effects and anticipatory tones which marry beautifully for a healthy dose of melodic tension, before a wave of drums cues a bass-driven drop and effects-laden finale.

Rounding out the release are the mesmerizing sounds of 'Disruption'. Tight, compact and bursting with mysterious energies, the track's first movement is built around machine-gun grooves, spacey effects and hook-heavy arps, the latter of which carries a hip-swinging energy into the break. The narrative continues to progress across interlude, with trance-inducing bass tones and metallic motifs eventually revealing a flurry of pyrotechnic synths, one which pushes onwards to a finale that is equal parts groove-centric and cosmic.

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Release Date: 04-10-2023

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