Relish 3 EP 2 vinyl

Robbie Insinna's Relish imprint presents a second vinyl offcut from their Various Artists compilation Relish 3, placing the esteemed talents of Dan Avery, JR Seaton, Montevideo and International across the 24 inches of wax. Avery is of course more commonly known as Stopmakingme, but has recently chosen to record under his real name in an effort to dabble in musical endeavours away from those associated with the Soulwax influenced moniker. "Oyster" is a fine example of Avery's current ear for machine driven sludge funk with reverberant gaseous synths cascading around the driving motorik beat whilst Avery the gaps are filled with all manner of lo fi bleeps and textures. Alongside this, sometime Sunday Best artist Fear Of Theydon is employed to remix "Fate Glory" by Montevideo, delivering a sprawling punk funk odyssey complemented by burrowing Italo bass arpeggios and Jean Waterlot's intermittent vocal contributions that delicately soar. JR Seaton opens proceedings on the flip with "No Other Place" a delightful juxtaposition of gentle melodic tones and jagged rhythms which adds further credence to the opinion the Berlin dweller is one of those who can draw beautiful sounds out of electronic music. Insinna creeps in on the action for the final track as International alongside Stefano for the baggy vibes of "Man Ray", which sounds like a much needed archival find from the 90s DAT tapes of Sir Andy Weatherall.

Baggy [Emotional Pop], Daniel Avery