OUT Willem - Neo Exotic EP [eclectic.]

Artist(s)
Larry Willett
Release title
Neo Exotic
Label name
eclectic.
Release date
Sep 14, 2023
Release type
EP
Link to external store
https://eclecticsydney.bandcamp.com/album/neo-exotic

TRANCEBLASTER

Elite Member
Jul 21, 2020
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Willem's 'Exit Phase' was highly ranked in 2022 here on the forum... I have found his newest release, maybe some of you will like it:

Willem - Neo Exotic

Retrospective turned prospective, Willem eyes a better future.

Swelling in tandem, atmospherics join a spine of kick and snare, with Precusor delivering a delightful display of colour and vibrancy. Rounding out a scintillating broken rhythm, silky dotted hats dance atop vivid brass accents and a sustained sub, with floating plucks gifting the piece another fervent dimension.

Warm Notes introduces a soundscape of unperturbed nature, with a high vocal pad affording a resonant top layer. Offset by a focal synth and sporadic vocals, a robust Reese bass propels a magnetic 2-step beat, with drenched percussion littered across a sentimental stereo field.

Centred around a sturdy selection of drums, Neo Exotic sees a broad kick joined by modulating sounds, bleeding into a pair of rich and resplendent breakdowns. Serving a sprinkle of emotion and nostalgia, a gated vocal pad glances thirty years into the past, returning to fade into an arpeggiated crux.

A window into her sideways synapses, a charismatically chopped Amen break interacts with an assortment of melodies, with AHJU’s take on Warm Notes allowing several visions to coexist with scatterbrained synergy.

Not one to relent, Suki approaches Warm Notes with his signature sonic vigour. Ever-engaging, a persistent pulse comprises kick and off-beat thud, with a masterfully manipulated 303 wandering along the aural spectrum.

Willem - Neo Exotic
1. Willem - Precursor
2. Willem - Warm Notes
3. Willem - Neo Exotic
4. Willem - Warm Notes (AHJU Remix)
5. Willem - Warm Notes (Suki Remix)

 

m_st

Senior Member
Dec 24, 2022
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Australia is finally having its moment in electronic music it feels to me. The underground movement is exciting, as much as german or UK scene, maybe even better than these two. You can hear producers and know they are Australian and this is good. Breaks, trance, prog, dnb and everything in between seems to be thriving all on the cities of the east coasts. Neo exotic is the one I like here.
 

SaltAcidFatHeatAcid

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Jul 19, 2022
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Been enjoying this EP for some time now. Eclectic. is a great label, Glen S' EP was killer as well. Haven't seen anything up to 'Exit Phase' quality this year from either WIllem or Cybernet though. Maybe they should collaborate again.