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REVIEW: Dusky - Lydia EP out on 17 Steps


Having recently played an eight hour set to a sold-out crowd at London’s Oval Space, the prolific Dusky drop a trio of moody club tool tracks on 17 Steps as they continue their European Autumn/Winter tour.

A club tool in the most effective sense, lead track ’Lydia’ is dark, nagging acid groover that builds and builds throughout its 6 hypnotic minutes. With all the melodic material based around the Lydian scale, ‘Lydia’ was originally inspired by a bizarre, trippy dream Alfie had in which everything was all based on the Lydian scale.

A homage to classic techno, ‘Bitter Lake’ is a hard-hitting surge of looping, percussive energy and Detroit-nodding rave stabs that build to a hoover-fuelled breakdown release.

Rounding off the trio, the brilliantly titled and uniquely composed ‘Infinite Libido’ again explores Dusky’s more percussive tendencies and has been a regular feature in their DJ sets for the past year.



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Dimitri Kechagias review: The awesomeness of Dusky continues with another 3 serious cuts of pounding techno and tech house vibes that you can not afford to miss. The London duo deliver 3 real club smashers for your pleasure and enjoyment. Lydia is a truly addictive tune that updates the legacy of acid house with wonky basslines, wobbly grooves and melodramatic sounds that make this experience simply out of this world. Sparkling sounds that despite its darkness has some strobe lights at the end of the tunnel. Bitter Lake adopts a rather classic early 90's old school bassline with pulsating drums and vintage piano synths that stay true to its techno roots. Fat, cranking, booming and energetic to the bone so this is definitely how we like to party! Lastly Infinite Libido is deep tech house with great atmospherics upon the classic groove and the very naughty sexy female vocal snippets that simply works and adds attitude. The percussive melodies, the hypnotic groove and the vintage elements make this the right pumping tool! You can not go wrong with Dusky!#PureGold Love It


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