A-side “Asa Nisi Masa” is the more obvious track of the two for anyone familiar with his work; it combines a deep arpeggiated bassline with a quite cheesy melody that is completely at odds with the driving tension of the bassline, cutting through the mood in quite a jarring manner. For me the track is kind of spoiled by the melodic elements and as a result is only so-so in my opinion, but the B-side is a completely different beast, and is in fact one of my favourite tracks of the moment. The one thing that always seems to unify Full Pupp’s releases is their textural richness, and “Cearadactylus” has it in droves. Clattering percussion is laid over the top of an undulating, squelching bass; the odd name makes sense when what sounds like a dinosaur’s growl is heard. It feels a lot more earthy than most of diskJokke’s previous material; the only concession is made two-thirds of the way through something altogether more cosmic threatens to break through the chaos – it doesn’t quite manage, but thankfully returns to the prehistoric stomp with even more fury than before.

Although this has just been released, both tracks were actually featured on last year’s Full Pupp compilation, but we’ve had to wait until now to get them individually. Evidently diskJokke has a new album on its way sometime this year through Smalltown Supersound, so until that arrives, this will have to tide you over.

Listen:> diskJokke – Cearadactylus

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The album’s flow sits somewhere between the drawn out synth prog of Lindstrom’s “Where You Go I Go Too” and that of a more conventional single producer based mix compilation; although there is a clear delineation between tracks, they glide effortlessly into one another, often amidst a gust of synth winds. “Sirup”, likely to be the most well known of Andersen’s productions, is built around a pulsing bassline which slowly pierces its way through bright analog pads. The conga drums and sunset melody of this track are probably what has gained Andersen the balearic tag (this track also features on Fred Deakin’s Nu-Balearica mix from last year), but the album as a whole probably owes more to the sounds of Detroit than any beach on Ibiza. The driving hi-hats of “Mamma” and delayed chords of “Ditråit” evoke the deeper end of house rather than any kind of nu-disco.

The album isn’t exactly packed with production flourishes, but by keeping things reined in the music has a simplicity which, in combination with its breathy pastel shades created by it’s use of simple thick analog synths give this album a real sense of class. In short, the Nordic disco dominance continues.

Download:> Blackbelt Andersen – Nattmanøver

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Blackbelt Andersen is out now on Full Pupp

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