Bobmo

(MRBL007) Bobmo - The Cliff by Marble Music

As part of the Marble crew, 25-year old Bobmo already took part in the two Marble Players’ release as well as the High Powered Boys’ « Girly/Crash ». After last summer’s « Bring It » EP on* Institubes, he got back to solo work in April with « Hardbells/Northside » on *BNR Trax. And now he’s delivering a stunningly diverse four track EP that both shows unknown facets of his talent, and displays his ever fresher hunger for new grooves and new moods. It’s all about lovely, ravey-hazey climaxes and screwed-up house grooves, severe melodies and happy summery riffs. That’s "The Cliff" EP.

« Deadpoint » starts with quirky gangsta 4/4 beats, then opens up with an austere yet infectious synth melody line getting slighty fucked up as the track goes on. Bold processed 3D snares make the thing even more half-fascistoid, half-disrupting, like a grandiose, crumbling monument. « The Cliff » almost soundslike a codeine house track in the George Issakidis tradition, obsessive and malevolent. But it also definitely feels like a proper Bobmo tune, complete with goofy stratches and half-comical dubby FX. « Apple & Pears » is an electrofunk-based epic focused on a twirly synth euphoria. Female vocal bits add a sexy Bobmo touch. Most likely to become an after hours classic, or even a peak-time hit in certain circles. « Limestone » begins with fake-ethno percussion, then lays down neo-plastic jazzy chords. Cut-up snares and siren blares turn the adventure into a sweet pedestrian groove. The final part gets almost proggy. A beach clubbing jewel.

Mastered by Krikor
Artwork by Maciek Pozoga
Text by Etienne Menu
Identity by Museum Studio
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Released by: Marble
Release/catalogue number: MRBL007
Release date: Jul 25, 2011