[2012] Pole - Waldgeschichten 3 [12'']

The third part of Pole's Waldegeschichten series alights first on 'Lurch' - a track aptly named given its slouchy yet swaggering rhythm, the kind of thing you'd more readily expect to hear from a blunted LA hip-hop producer like Sam Baker or Teebs than from Stefan Betke. The pitch-bent synth chords and oddly effective cat-whines too threaten to throw you off the scent, but of course closer inspection leaves you in no doubt that Pole is at work: witness the judiciously applied but ever-present crackle, the immense sub-bass pressure, the insane clarity of the whole thing. 'Moos' on the flip is slice of prime digi-dancehall Pole-style, its Teutonic crispness going hand-in-hand with a well-judged, Jammys-derived Casio roughness. Here the painterly use of squelched synth tones is even more masterful than on 'Lurch' - think Purple Funk by way of Rhythm & Sound - and makes for what is, quite honestly, one of the most complete and compelling tracks that Betke has ever produced.

Tracklist:
01 Lurch 6:36
02 Moos 7:37


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