Static / Temptations by Lakosa & Rick Grant - Tender Hooks [THKS002] FLAC download included with physical items

Static / Temptations

A 4 track house ep (26m 25s) — released January 27th 2014 on Tender Hooks

For the second release on London-based Tender Hooks, Lakosa & Rick Grant deliver 'Static / Temptations', a smoky lo-fi techno workout featuring remixes from Kornel Kovacs and Severn Beach.

With releases on George Fitzgerald's ManMakeMusic and TAKE Records (which he runs a third of), Rick Grant has for the last few years been honing his craft. His recent collaborator, Birmingham-come-London resident Stef Smith aka Lakosa has been releasing a steady stream of garage-inflected Techno for 2nd Drop, Kerri Chandler's Madtech Records and many more.

Opening track 'Static' is a dusty late-night groover. Indistinguishable samples ebb and flow around the beats before a bumping bass movement delivers the muscle.

'Temptations' is a darker cut of sooty techno. A meaty drum pattern provides the backbone while subtle synth motifs and vocal nuances float throughout.

Severn Beach steps up with a burgeoning dancefloor edit of 'Temptations'. The somewhat darker alias of house maestro James Fox, Severn Beach pushes the envelope for high-gain, warm & punchy techno. With releases for Audio Culture set to drop this year and a brace of other exciting projects, we're excited to have this talent on board.

Fresh out of Sweden's Barnhus Studio comes Kornel Kovacs, rounding off the EP with a startling, melancholic remix of 'Temptations'. Completely flipping the vibe of the original on its head, Kovacs masterfully weaves the source material into non-linear forms with plenty of "strössel" on top.

Tender Hooks is a label & bi-monthly(ish) party residing at Corsica Studios in South London.

The second Tender Hooks release will be available on limited-press vinyl.

Big release! - Dark Sky 50 Weapons / Mr. Saturday Night

All about the originals for me. Lovely warm vibes on Static - West Norwood Cassette Library Hypercolour

Awesome, Will definitely be playing these out - Palace Hot Haus Recs

Feeling all these. strong release! - Pedestrian Brownswood / 2nd Drop

Both originals are banging mate. Temptations especially for me - Mella Dee

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