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Kongestion

by SHXCXCHCXSH

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1.
Kong 05:04
2.
Onge 04:36
3.
Nges 05:11
4.
Gest 04:00
5.
Esti 04:30
6.
Stio 04:29
7.
Tion 04:09

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SHXCXCHCXSH - Kongestion 

Swedish disruptors SHXCXCHCXSH return to Avian.

Following on from 2018’s SHULULULU EP, the duo are back channeling their sound-design focused experimentalism into a brace of characteristically high energy recordings. Melding contemporary explorations in rhythm and texture with more traditional club tropes, Kongestion places recognizable leitmotif’s from the dance music continuum in the context of the pair’s inimitable production prowess

A1 Kong and follow up Onge offer two takes on a similar template that marry a stepping kick drum pattern with dense, ever-shifting granules of processed white noise. The mentasm sample, that will become a recognizable device across the LP’s course, provides its own twisted energy – front and center on the former, and sunk – but no less effective, on the latter. With Nges SHXCXCHCXSH draw on their beatless material for inspiration, inviting a more musical sensibility into the work. What begins life as a staccato, monotonal recording develops slowly and organically into an emotive patchwork piece – drawing on the mentasm, but this time twisting it further and introducing a bassline and shuffling hats. Relentless rhythm track Gest follows – a dense, thorny construction that segues neatly into Esti, another more caustic composition that places its focus on intricate, delay-driven sound design with ghostly lead tones that operate just below the surface. As the record approaches its close, the duo showcase their range with Stio – a pulsing, meditative ambient cut. Final track Tion wraps up the LP neatly, acting as a fulcrum for the themes explored so far. Bending the mentasms into a hook, the artists create a wall of undulating sound, broken by sporadic kick drum hits and propelled forward with percussive strikes that run through the track before dissolving into soft reverb tails.

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released March 11, 2022

Written and Produced by SHXCXCHCXSH.
Mastered by Rashad Becker @ Clunk, Berlin.
Artwork & Design by Atact.uk
© AVIAN 2022

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