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DVA: Allyallrecords

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Artist: DVA
Title: Allyallrecords
Format: 10"
Label: Hyperdub (@)
Rated: * * * * *
I'm not sure there are some available copies of the (transparent in spite of its richness in rhythmical chamaleonic tones) vinyl edition of this EP by Leon Smart aka DVA, the first since 2013, but the way how he juggles with bleeps and electronic drums deserves a check. Three of four tracks are intersectiosn with other artists, which moves over the same stylistical grounds where DVA left some trace. The footwork typical kicking style as well as a wide set of garage-oriented whiplashes are clearly audible in the lead track "Allyallrecords", which features Addison Groove, whose voice sound like blossoming in the second half of the track in the middle of a thorny garden of metallic cuts and digital punches. The soulful "pink22", the collaboration with Clara La San, sound like reprising the chords of "Let You Go", one of the most popular song by this talented singer, and runs on the same emotional frequencies (the sweetest heave-ho you could ever imagine!). A ping-pong sonic game - "Spoonbender" -, where the ball randomly draws a sort of computational polka, against Mickey Pierce, before sticking a ribbon on a set of thumping kicks, a cowbell, a refrain and a synth-driven melody for the taste of dancehalls...and that's allyall, folks!

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