Hyper Real

A 4 track leftfield/idm ep (16m 42s) — released April 2nd 2013 on Civil Music

Hyper Real is Ital Tek's first transmission for Civil Music. Four original tracks exploring exploring footwork's rhythmic palette, plus remixes from Deft and Throwing Snow.

With three albums for Planet Mu to his name Alan Myson has been evolving his dextrous dancefloor electronica, techy IDM-driven dubstep, glitch-hop and post-dubstep forms for approaching a decade. Impressively adept at shrugging off the constraints of genre identification, Hyper Real further reveals Myson's stylistic slipperiness. Inspired by the febrility and tension/release of Chicago Footwork rhythms - and continuing where his recent long player for Planet Mu, 'Nebula Dance', left off - Hyper Real EP sees Ital Tek again morphing the rhythmic geometry around footwork's 160BPM and further advancing his instinctive, deep and melodic arrangements, dramatic drum work and impressionistic synths.

Highly melodic and itchily infectious EP Title track 'Hyper Real' opens with it's furious yet nimble programming. Dense rushing atmosphere builds around the percussion and lush swirling arpeggios. A Sub heavy kick coats proceedings in slick futuristic slow-fast dancefloor sophistication before a satisfying syntheses of dreamy instrumentation, vocal shards and held bass note chords make for breathless finale. On 'Re Entry' warpspeed soundscapes are underpinned by a growling saw bass. The dissonant energy and torque of the rumbling footwork rhythms are seemingly engineered from the compatible DNA of rawer DnB and driving cyclic techno. Tough pneumatic percolation, punctuated by wild snare hits and running high hats, is expertly balanced with moments of luxury, as etherial melodies rise and fall energising the propulsive intensity of the track.

The Flood showcases more sweet melodic syncopation and arpeggiation held tight by late night urgency and dynamic sub-bass. The rhythmic energy rises with every passing bar, beautifully executed off key attacks on piano crescendos hide within intricately plotted double-time/half-time percussive evolutions and seemingly rewound drum programming. 'Froze Up' is more spacious than its counterparts, and here Myson explores the dynamic tension between space and detail amongst liquid soundscapes as skittish drums combine with decaying vocal samples to give the most introspective moment of the EP. The package is completed by remixes from Throwing Snow and Deft. The former's slows 'The Flood' to 100BPM, the synths swelling and pulsing around the now discoid rhythm while the later morphs 'Hyper Real' with tight edits and quick fire dexterity into a raw slow-fast half stepper.

Equal parts cerebral and hedonistic, Hyper Real's fluid melodic work-outs and gliding synths combine with energetic and precise production to make for one of the most engaging incursions to the footwork to date. Hyper Real is released on 4th Feb 2013 on Civil Music. 12" and Download. Artwork by Edward Myson.

RA PODCAST 352 = ITAL TEK --> Alan Myson's music often has the illusion of dual tempos. Depending on what you want from it, the sound of Ital Tek is either a swaggered 80 BPM head-nod or a frenetic 160 BPM hop. Nebula Dance, the 2012 album released through Planet Mu, has been his most concrete statement in this regard. Myson processed the rhythmic template of footwork and overlaid the types of fizzing melodies that have long been his speciality. Before the push-pull vibes his recent releases, Myson predominantly produced dubstep. Planet Mu put out the sub-focussed cYCLiCAL full-length in 2008, and he has remained a label regular ever since. Seeds of change were apparent when he returned to the full-length format in 2010 with Midnight Colour, a more contemplative and melodically-driven effort that sat somewhere between Flying Lotus-style experimental hip-hop and UK bass. These sonic shifts can also be traced via Atom River, the label Myson launched in 2009 that has thus far released four 12-inches. Ital Tek performances could accurately be described as a live show, although he is fond of dropping other producers' tracks, as he does here with aplomb on RA.352. The set comprises 70 percent his own material, with no less than five new and unreleased tracks included alongside the likes of Om Unit and Dawn Day Night. - Andrew Ryce Resident Advisor

Intriguing and captivating sound designs - The Flood is my fave! - Mista Jam BBC R1

Great EP guys, dfntly playin out the Deft Mix, Hyper Real & The Flood. Chartin too - Simbad DJ

Froze Up' is fucking killer, 5/5 for that alone, but it's all proper! - Paul Woolford DJ

Really like this, thanks guys. Will be playing in sets. - Alix Perez DJ

Great release, full support! Deft remix is heavy! - Submerse DJ

Really dig Hyper Real and the flood remix by Throwing snow! cheers! - Hrdvsion DJ

Great production & sounds, brilliant deft rmx too - Stefan Wagner DJ

I LOVE this guy’s stuff!! The Flood is LUSH!! Really like that - Phillip Sheburne SPIN/RA/FADER

That's my kind of shit right here!! Dig it x 100! The Deft remix is great too - Feadz DJ

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