Slacker - Damage To Be Undone | Soft Raw (SFTRW01)- Snippets by Soft Raw published on 2022-10-25T14:25:23Z Soft Raw is a new label from Danielle – a natural extension of the Bristol-based DJ’s expansive tastes within contemporary club music. Over the past few years the NTS resident has become a leading light in the multifaceted world of modernist techno abstractions, ably balancing soundsystem pressure and propulsive rhythmic intensity with experimental textures and explorative energy variations. Soft Raw seeks to continue that mission with releases which will progress stylistically from one approach to another, taking in exciting, emergent producers unique in their approach but bound together by the idiosyncratic curation of Danielle – a faithful reflection of her proven skill as a selector. The label launches with a six-track drop from Slacker. Sam Black has been winding up a potent strain of needlepoint techno which leans towards jungle and half-time D&B in its tempo and structure. Across a selection of various releases, Black’s sound has evolved into an accomplished and detailed style which draws on moody atmospheres and advanced engineering in the grand tradition of UK soundsystem music. Across this EP the Slacker sound matches up to the spirit of Soft Raw, balancing fierce kinetic energy with delicacy and finesse and leaving some space for outright ambience. At times he locks into a half-step warm-up mode, while elsewhere the amens creep in for a more pronounced jungle rinse-out. It’s a strong opening statement for this new label, but crucially this doesn’t spell out the future in absolute terms. True to Danielle’s broad outlook, subsequent releases are set to take in everything from straight up 4/4 and acid to footwork and electro, with a narrative binding each release together according to her internal logic and the tension between soft and raw qualities explored across consistently cutting-edge tracks. Press release by Oli Warwick. Releases November 25, 2022 Written & Produced by Sam Black Mastered by Analogue Cuts Distributed by One Eye Witness Design by Atelier Superplus softraw.bandcamp.com @soft__raw all rights reserved Genre Electronic Comment by giosensan !! 2024-03-10T15:14:20Z Comment by Sentient really cool release 2024-01-29T15:54:31Z Comment by BlackSoul Sick 2024-01-24T06:36:50Z Comment by Roberto Q. Ingram dope!!! 2022-11-14T13:56:52Z Comment by Nera :o 2022-11-08T20:16:47Z Comment by Adri Oof 2022-10-28T13:21:05Z Comment by Finnie damn 2022-10-27T09:07:27Z Comment by Finnie big!! 2022-10-27T09:05:46Z Comment by Out of Sorts this is the one 2022-10-26T16:40:17Z Comment by Soft Raw B3 - Turning Stone Into Symbol 2022-10-25T14:33:45Z Comment by Soft Raw B2 - Love As A Devil 2022-10-25T14:33:28Z Comment by Soft Raw B1 - Dulled Voice Of Anger 2022-10-25T14:33:10Z Comment by Soft Raw A3 - Slither 2022-10-25T14:32:53Z Comment by Soft Raw A2 - Lay It Bare 2022-10-25T14:32:37Z Comment by Soft Raw A1 - Damage To Be Undone 2022-10-25T14:31:34Z