Splitradix - 51º53'43 - Nord 8º25'09 - Waldorf by CPU RECORDS published on 2021-08-03T07:38:41Z Splitradix is the moniker of Irish producer Stephen Hennelly. Prior to taking on the Splitradix title for 2014’s Glassilaun Memento EP, Hennelly was known variously as DJ Gaillimh and skkatter - both names which should ring a bell for those heads who had an eye on the scene in the 2000s. Since Glassilaun Memento, Hennelly’s brand of ‘Gaeltachtstep’ - ‘Gaeltacht’ meaning those areas of Ireland where the Irish language is still actively spoken - has graced both the Virtual Urban and 030303 labels. He continues to rep his area with 51º53'43"Nord 8º25'09"Waldorf, a four-track EP which marks the debut Splitradix drop on Sheffield’s Central Processing Unit imprint. This is a textured, dynamic quartet of productions, one which uses the core sounds of electro, acid and IDM-techno as a base from which Splitradix can explore some fabulously idiosyncratic production tendencies. ‘3350 Beach Electronic’ is an exhilarating first flurry. Splitradix tracks are cut with a bevvy of analogue hardware, and as such it’s no surprise that the track is alive with the sound of busy machinery. Beginning with a squelching Fenix synth, we soon find multiple melody lines coalesce into a melodious melange. Synths chatter and sparkle, counter-melodies slip-side around the bass, and bright, welcoming pads are anchored by piston-precise 808s. It’s a stargazing delight, one that comes off like a souped-up take on the Lone sound, and a cracking introduction to 51º53'43"Nord 8º25'09"Waldorf. Second cut ‘Zassenhaus Lemma’ kicks off in a Posthuman mode, with a delay-drenched 303 bassline meandering atop some chunky house drums. However, as acidic as the track sounds, Splitradix finds space in this crowded genre field with some brilliantly unusual harmony choices and zippy lead-lines that channel Discovery-era Daft Punk. Much like ‘3350 Beach Electronic’, ‘Zassenhaus Lemma’ is a perpetual motion machine, gathering synths and drums as it rolls ever onward. The same can be said of following number ‘PS31 Sideways Rain’, but this joint also coaxes out some more cerebral elements of the Splitradix sound. Whereas ‘3350 Beach Electronic’ found us racing through the cosmos, ‘PS31 Sideways Rain’ glides gracefully across the astral plane, the synths cascading over one another while the pads look up to the night sky. It sets the listener up perfectly for rose-tinted closer ‘PS31 Moxie', a tune which channels both prime Space Dimension Controller and Automatic Tasty’s recent CPU drop The Future Is Not What It Used To Be. Splitradix’s Central Processing Unit debut 51º53'43"Nord 8º25'09"Waldorf is an evocative collection of off-kilter electro productions. RIYL: Space Dimension Controller, Lone, KiNK, Automatic Tasty Genre Electronic Comment by Outré Oro x 2021-10-06T21:06:36Z Comment by Outré Oro ;] 2021-10-06T21:05:56Z Comment by adhesive. HIT! 2021-09-25T15:17:00Z Comment by MEOWMEOW MEOW MEOW MEOOOOW MEOOOOOOOOW b l i s s s s ssssssssssssssss 2021-09-10T23:44:05Z Comment by Radiant Futur ✨ 2021-09-06T18:48:11Z Comment by Rings Around Saturn absolutely stunning 2021-09-05T09:33:34Z Comment by ◌ always such delux sonics from mr.splits , two thumbs up 2021-09-05T03:43:31Z Comment by Fast Ram so so so so so so good! 2021-09-04T20:25:44Z Comment by WormFarm Glad to see this familiar musical sketch has made its way onto a release! 2021-09-04T16:58:52Z Comment by Lightning Parlance frick yeah boys! 2021-09-03T07:53:31Z Comment by CPU RECORDS PS31 Moxie 2021-08-03T07:41:57Z Comment by CPU RECORDS PS31 Sideways Rain 2021-08-03T07:41:19Z Comment by CPU RECORDS Zassenhaus Lemma 2021-08-03T07:41:06Z Comment by CPU RECORDS 3350 Beach Electronic 2021-08-03T07:40:55Z