H-Productions draws 2011 to a symmetrical close with Part 2 of the analogue-only production experiment between Cari Lekebusch and Jesper Dahlbäck. Having opened the years schedule with Part 1’s exploration into the creative capabilities of a pair of Roland 808’s, this time the pair focus on the Roland TR707 and TR727 drum machines; bunkering themselves away in Dahlbäck’s studio for a week-long session, pushing the combined output of the machines to their limits to create four eye-widening tracks.
This digital only release consists of Bongo Slush, an unashamedly old-school rhythm track complete with whistles and drum roll fills; Latinator, a pacey and pulsating ride through compressed sub-bass and echoing effects; 6 Bit Massacre is a sparse yet shimmering construction of percussion and spacey ascetics; and 1985 Again, that combines trippy, off-centre tones with crisp beats to create a wobbly, hypnotic and mechanical excursion through robot funk.