TOKEN59 - Antigone - Saudade EP by Token Records published on 2016-02-23T14:25:08Z Release date (vinyl & digital): 11th of March 2016 With over a decade of crate digging behind him, Antigone — real name Antonin Jeanson — has woven the techno canon deep into his sound. But yet, Jeanson is less of a scholar than a renegade when it comes to traditions. Rather than sticking apropos to the rules, he has always found himself pushing up against them. Following a flurry of releases stretching over half decade, 2015 saw Jeanson first appearing on Token for 'Cantor Dust'. This masterful double EP stretched his ambitions even further, and cemented his credentials as a producer. Indeed, the same is still true in 2016, which finds Jeanson at his most accomplished yet. 'Night Adrift' opens Saudade with an unapologetic heaviness. Every single pulse of this track hits the floor like it's a punchbag. Here, Jeanson showcases the physical quality at the root of his sound. In this regard, it's important not to divorce his sound from its live context. After all, this is music to move to, and Jeanson always has this in mind. 'Hiraeth', by contrast closes the EP with a mysterious uncertainty. Harmonic elements swell and emerge throughout, but they exist only in passing before snapping out of earshot. The title, 'Hiraeth', is a Welsh word with no direct translation to English. But roughly translates as "a homesickness for a home you cannot return to, or that never was". Furthermore, the title of the EP itself, Saudade has a similar reading. 'Saudade' is a Portuguese word that refers to a deep melancholic longing. On this release, it's as if Jeanson is recalling a distant memory, but allowing only fragments to reemerge. The result is an EP that is both wistful and dreamlike. But despite the ethereal territory of Jeanson's music, to think of it as completely unstuck from time and place would be a mistake. His understanding of the genre, and how it functions, comes through loud and clear with every beat. TRACKLISTING A Night Adrift B Hiraeth www.tokenrecords.com www.facebook.com/tokenrecords Genre token Comment by Ramiro <3 <3 2018-12-14T22:42:22Z Comment by MANNY ‘NUFF winter storm! 2018-01-24T19:16:05Z Comment by Maximilian Kraemer fuck yeah 2017-01-23T18:18:13Z Comment by heaDDestroyer !!! 2016-11-21T17:17:11Z Comment by Kristian Cizic Here We go ! 2016-09-19T09:12:34Z Comment by Franz Heart super 2016-09-11T11:49:05Z Comment by Linda Rosal wow! love it 2016-08-10T20:26:47Z Comment by scanou my favorit 2016-06-22T10:07:10Z Comment by GiulianoBlanco//bZh44° !!! 2016-05-31T15:14:51Z Comment by ꜰ ʀ ᴀ ɴ ᴋ ʟ ʏ Does the monk sound is included in the EP? 2016-04-22T18:00:40Z Comment by One Track Brain unofficial <3 2016-04-19T19:20:41Z Comment by Rotoloop drone 4tw 2016-04-07T21:17:51Z Comment by Wil Jamhoury Pretty and funky... Really cool sound! 2016-03-25T20:33:19Z Comment by Racqel v nice all the way through 2016-03-24T01:15:20Z Comment by Fotis Saltogiannis bomb 2016-03-04T20:35:24Z Comment by Dj Fedésco. hop hp 2016-03-01T16:25:52Z Comment by The Effaith omfg! 2016-02-27T10:18:31Z Comment by Fugazi nice track 2016-02-25T22:13:06Z Comment by ꜰ ʀ ᴀ ɴ ᴋ ʟ ʏ damn! Supermonk sound. krijg er de good kind of kriebels van 2016-02-25T17:23:38Z Comment by Troy Big stuff! 2016-02-24T12:37:22Z Comment by Orbital Mechanics Dope 2016-02-23T21:42:13Z Comment by Future 16 my fav 2016-02-23T21:21:16Z Comment by Chris Koegler fantestic 2016-02-23T20:55:57Z Comment by Miragliotta / WTTV Nice one! 2016-02-23T20:51:09Z Comment by Sotrudnik™ Killer. Full support, Mantigone. 2016-02-23T20:40:26Z Comment by Sotrudnik™ Lovely pads... 2016-02-23T20:39:10Z Comment by Sotrudnik™ Oh, so juicy distortion! 2016-02-23T20:37:04Z Comment by Maxime !! 2016-02-23T20:21:51Z Comment by Bad Batch This is nice! 2016-02-23T20:10:29Z Comment by Bockert (UG/Klub Der Exoten) WOW! 2016-02-23T19:35:47Z