Envenomations by Mike Parker
Mike Parker returns to Samurai Music to apply his steely, rigorous approach to another EP navigating the 170BPM zone. As a widely celebrated pioneer of ice-cold wormhole techno, Parker finds profound depth in alien textures and ruthless repetition which he ably twists to the drum & bass template.
The A side of Envenomations leaps forward with urgent jump-up grooves as the driver for lean, rolling workouts. With his minimalist tendencies, 'Voc-1 Robot' and 'Ee-Yo' strike a cool and deadly mood similar to classic mid-90s Krust, swapping jazzy samples for atonal synthesis.
Parker was last spotted experimenting with this techno-D&B crossover on 2023's Sabre-Tooth, but the keen-eared may have already detected his interest in half-time on the Stinging Insects / Stages Of Metal digital single he dropped on his own Geophone label back in 2020. Both tracks make a welcome arrival on wax to form the B side of this release, channelling Parker's signature palette into more spacious surroundings.
Backed up by an additional pair of digital-only tracks, Envenomations is another standout exercise in the fertile synergy between techno and drum & bass, delivered by a true auteur with an unmistakable sound.
Cat: SMDE47
Tracklist
| 1. | Voc-1 Robot | 5:15 |
| 2. | Ee-Yo | 5:55 |
| 3. | Stinging Insects | 6:52 |
| 4. | Stages Of Metals | 6:12 |
| 5. | Spaceship Galliot | 5:20 |
| 6. | Saber-tooth Animal | 5:08 |
Credits
All music W&P Mike Parker
Art/Design - Ryan Quinlivan
Mastered and Cut at Stardelta Audio Mastering
Pressed at Intakt!
Distribution: Triple Vision
License
All rights reserved.
Mike Parker has released music on Field Records, Spazio Disponibile, Prologue, Tresor, Semantica, Mote-Evolver, Sonic Groove, Token, Kynant, Spectral Sound, Geophone and many more.