TLM035: Arthur Oskan - Eggshells
With remixes from Lucas Rodenbush, Jamie Kidd & XI
After numerous remixes and compilation appearances for Thoughtless - both under his own name and his Myers Briggs guise - Arthur Oskan brings his A-game on this first full EP for the label. Equal parts Detroit, Chicago and Berlin, “Eggshells” and “Tongue Tied” are prime examples of late night tech-house sophistication with a focus on stripped-down, effective arrangements. Minimal in aesthetic, as opposed to genre, what makes the pair so special is what Oskan chooses to leave out; every extraneous element becomes a tickle of musical discourse that evokes a fleeting hint of mystery in the hands of his craftsmanship. Lucas Rodenbush (of E.B.E. fame) translates the centerpiece synth melody into a language of pure bleeps with his high-pressure interpretation of “Eggshells”, while Torontonian Jamie Kidd's rolling sub-bass, polyrhythmic shuffle and expansive reverberance only add to the hypnotizing power of his tracky deep house rework. Finally, rising Toronto dubstep champion XI accents the techier elements of the original before rinsing them out under a heavy stream of sweaty saw-tooth bass. From start to finish, “Eggshells” conjures visions of dancefloors in various states of all-too-willing abandon...
01. Tongue Tied - Original Mix
02. Eggshells - Original Mix
03. Eggshells - Lucas Rodenbush Remix
04. Eggshells - Jamie Kidd Remix
05. Eggshells - XI Remix
Take a listen and buy it now exclusively on BEATPORT - but don't just take our word for it...
"Eggshells is great! Support!" - MAETRIK, Mothership
"Support!" - CLAUDE VON STROKE, Dirty Bird
"Nice and refined collection of tracks - 4/5!" - CARI LEKEBUSCH, H-Productions
"5/5 - support!" - DUBFIRE, Sci+Tec
"Another cracking release - great label - full Slam support!" SLAM, Paragraph
"Downloading!" - RICHIE HAWTIN, M-nus
"Jamie Kidd remix is really cool! Nice one." - CARLO LIO, Rawthentic
"Support!" - LAURENT GARNIER, F-Comm
"Nice, quite deep but with good bouncing energy." - JOHN SELWAY, CSM
"Eggshells is a nice cut! Feeling Jaime Kidd's groove! Thanks for sending!" - NICK HOLDER, DNH
"Nice and soulful!" - SAMUEL L. SESSION, New Soil
"Jamie Kidd hits the button for me." - NICK WARREN, Way Out West
"Great to hear some booty-heavy shizzle on Thoughtless… all super A-Grade stuff. Original of Tongue Tied for me, and Jamie Kidd nails the remix of Eggshells. Very, very good stuff!" - DEEPCHILD, Trapez
"Very nice stuff. Specially into the originals." - XPANSUL, Discos de Lata
"Great remix by Jamie Kidd!" - ALLAND BYALLO, Nightlight
"Love the heavy, hypnotic overall sound. Something about the rolling bass... These are pure class." - TYLER STADIUS, Proton
"Amazing release, many good choices here, will play for sure! Thanks for sending." - SIGNAL DELUXE, Blaq
"Lucas Rodenbush Remix is sweet!" - TAHO, Lumina
"Nice work on this one." - BRIAN KAGE, Beretta
"Lucas back in the hizziieeee - hell yeah! Big and long time fan of Lucas. The Tongue Tied tune is cool too." - CHRIS FORTIER, Fade
"Will totally play out the XI remix." - MICHAEL RED, Lighta!
Take a listen and buy Eggshells exclusively on BEATPORT!
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