Krampfhaft - Makin' Magic EP [RWINA014] by Rwina Records published on 2011-08-05T10:34:00Z Releasedate: September The newest release on Rwina comes from Krampfhaft from the label’s homeland of the Netherlands. With only two releases on Hamburg label Saturate to his name, Krampfhaft Rwina debut marks his highest profile release to date, and the Makin’ Magic EP is appropriately, well, big. The Utrecht producer has a synth-heavy sound that’s defined more by its impeccable polish and spacious echo chambers than the kind of ultra-compressed grime pyrotechnics or the filigree rhythm programming for the agile rollers proffered by Rwina recently, but the four tracks here retain the sense of colourful mischief that remains Rwina’s calling card. Makin’ Magic figures Kramphaft somewhere in between high-tempo hijinks and plastic soul future garage. “I Needed You” and “Carl Sagan The Man” both run at tempos far beyond even the fastest of dubstep variations. “I Needed You” sends stuttering rimshots careening across the horizon, as Krampfhaft layers his whining synths that alternate between shrieks and shudders, as if every so often he’s sticking a rod in between the blindingly fast spokes. “Carl Sagan The Man” explicitly recalls footwork with its slam-and-stop percussive attack and hypnotically winding vocal loops, but it’s again saturated with those hyperventilating synths that take the sometimes-apocalyptic feel of tracks by Spinn and Rashad and turns it into a level of alarm and hysteria that approaches the cartoonish. The lower tempo tracks are more familiar concoctions: “Hyper Dreaming” is a rather pastel take on the kind of garage and 2step mutations you could expect coming out of producers like Roof Light or Jack Dixon, it has this rather muscular and swung beat with futuristic synth strokes which garners a guaranteed reaction on any dancefloor. The EP closes with its title track, a histrionic ballad full of heartsick synths and chords that swoon dangerously low before swooping back up, leaving behind resplendent trails of melody, and the boasting vocal sample, drenched in reverb, is elevated to near-religious proclamation amidst all the aural drama. It’s an appropriately auspicious release for a Rwina debut, and marks an exciting and sufficiently weirdo addition to an already wonderfully dysfunctional family. The digi release will come with an extra tune titled 'Faux Art', more details about that any time soon. Released by: Rwina Records | www.rwinarecords.com Release/catalogue number: RWINA014 Comment by DJ WAM nice one 2015-02-10T13:02:19Z Comment by Dental Dam oooo shit 2013-07-16T23:09:43Z Comment by Noms this is so flame 2012-07-25T22:43:25Z Comment by robocop69 very trippy sound, love it 2012-05-30T04:19:54Z Comment by Jason Code dancefloooor killer 2012-02-18T21:35:40Z Comment by Liquid Smith Aaaaaaawww yeah! 2012-02-15T22:33:58Z Comment by No Cents i think faux art should have made the ep rather than this, still a cool tune tho 2012-02-09T20:51:14Z Comment by mds mds perf! 2011-12-04T15:59:22Z Comment by Basstard BAM! Get darker brought me here! :D 2011-11-29T20:03:15Z Comment by psrandom so siick 2011-11-28T02:58:22Z Comment by Darkpolux True Rain <3 2011-10-10T19:44:15Z Comment by Darkpolux True Rain yeahhh!!!! 2011-10-10T19:42:54Z Comment by Darkpolux True Rain love this track 2011-10-10T19:42:19Z Comment by taste tester s0 sensual 2011-09-28T13:52:39Z Comment by [BMB]Eyezotope nofuckinwai ! 2011-08-30T22:06:20Z Comment by Delicate Chaos such a clean groove in your productions mate 2011-08-28T18:31:55Z Comment by fruityth1ng Right up till here I was hoping for Drum 'n Bass ;) 2011-08-15T21:07:53Z Comment by GuR ohhhhh whhaaaattttt 2011-08-14T22:45:45Z Comment by BROSHUDA holy crap, that track goes über-deep! 2011-08-10T23:33:40Z Comment by M.O.L.E. kinda reminicent of ikonika yet unique in itself. love it :P 2011-08-10T22:06:56Z Comment by Lucidub solid production 2011-08-10T08:44:58Z Comment by MrChaos such a trip! 2011-08-10T03:11:53Z Comment by steviewander haunting 2011-08-09T19:18:12Z Comment by lone wolf sick tune 2011-08-07T19:15:07Z Comment by Drippin anthem! 2011-08-07T12:49:45Z Comment by King Deluxe rwina seems to have impeccable taste 2011-08-07T04:58:37Z Comment by Wheez-ie YES 2011-08-07T00:07:23Z Comment by SATURATE! so good 2011-08-06T21:46:08Z Comment by SATURATE! rrrrrrrr 2011-08-06T21:45:44Z Comment by Magil. CHillin out. 2011-08-05T16:56:42Z