the third instalment on routine comes from our finnish friend jani rantanen a.k.a. outgate, who returns after a break with more machinated techno material in a style similar to that of his rtn001 contribution "take me back". like said track, the musics on this ep revolve around a similar theme: start with a plain beat, break it down, add wondrous little sounds, make a lot of promises, and cut right back to the plain beat. in spite of what you may be thinking: it works wonders in practice.
first off, "our way" starts with an almost clicky kick that takes a few steps to transform into something a little more robust. the bassline comes along in a similar fashion. the track hypnotises you as it drags you along into the break, in which aforementioned wondrous little sounds are added: a sweet dreamy melody... that ends as the beat reinstates itself.
"less sugarless" is a little less minimal in its approach, starting with pulsating lead bass sounds and and introducing a quasi-melodic drum rhythm before long. however, it is similar to its predecessor as far as its hypnotizing qualities are concerned. and of coarse, the same break structure (this time with a nice ethnic vocal) pops up.
the last track has a slight acid tendency. of all three, "camouflage" has the most pronouncedly melodical main loop (which is, nonetheless, repeated endlessly and relentlessly). moreover, it doesn't really have a break with the absence of a kick drum.
on the whole, this ep is one minimal, yet big, hypnotic trip into outgate's personal twist on machinated music. and once more, it has "routine" written all over it. best played loud, and in complete darkness.
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Reviewer:gratisvibes.com - - August 28, 2006 Subject: Hypnotic Techno Music [As reviewed on Gratisvibes.com[ This one comes from the Sublogic Netlabel. Itâs everything hypnotic dance techno should be. In a similar vein to last weekâs review of Opus Acide, this is more repetitive minimal techno that doesnât bore you. I took an instant liking to this EP when I heard it. The EP starts with Our Way which is at its core very minimal. The same drum loop goes on and on but there are just enough ambient noises, vocal samples and breaks in between to keep you listening. It moves on to a slightly darker track in Less Sugarless before going slightly more ambient with Camouflage. This music is so visceral and hypnotic that it wouldnât surprise me if Outgateâs music will one day move dancefloors across the world.
Favourite tracks: Less Sugarless The winner from this EP is definitely this track . It features a really rich sounding saw lead sound and a gated arpeggio that just blends so well with the whole track. The sound is something that you can instantly connect to once you hear it.
Reviewer:Jade Villaine - - April 28, 2006 Subject: Lovely Sounds In approaching minimalism, this three song gem does some fun stuff. I enjoyed the way Outgate played with the listener, much like putting the carrot in front of the horse...although I don't think anyone listening is a horse...then again, you never know, right?
The 4 on the floor bass did what it was supposed to do, not especially exciting, but nevertheless good. The overall composition was fun and loose, something minimalism very rarely does. Good work. Reminds me of something akin to Theodore Zox. If you all don't know who that is, use your Archive.org superpowers to find out. Nice work, Outgate
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