Eric Johnston ‘Waiting For Weird EP’ due February 19th

Eric Johnston ‘Waiting For Weird EP’ due February 19th

6 February, 2008 | 2.48PM

• Written by: DRecords
• Filed under: Music News : d records, eric johnston, paxahau

Eric Johnston started DJ’ing in 2000 but has been a passionate music lover his entire life.

In the course of 20 years he has taught himself 4 different instruments.

This creativity, ambition and focus is what drives his perpetual quest for the creation of new, unconventional sounds; and from the looks of his release schedule it seems to be generating some attention.

Even though he has only been producing Techno since 2006 he has already got a floor filler on New York’s Wolf and Lamb label, “Headphone Hairstyle” which was placed on lists or enthusiastically played by the likes of Marco Carola and Ricardo Villalobos.

Eric has played across the United States as well as in Berlin and is going back to Europe in March for stints in Austria and Switzerland.

His first full release “waiting for weird” is coming out on Detroit’s own D Records and promises to uphold this young gun’s strong presence in the scene.

TRACK BREAKDOWN:

“Waiting For Weird”

You know that feeling right when you are starting to dream?

When the reality around you starts twisting and disassembling?

Colors are turning into sound, the inside of you is becoming the outside of you, and the song you are listening to is starting to be the song of the whole world at that moment?  That my friend is the perfect time to play this track.

Clickety wicketys, insane birdcall remnants floating on the wind, and a chunky staccato bassline make this track a perfect segue into the weird.

“I’m Hungry”

A repetitive bongo type loop on delay and percolating mid-high sounds bring you in while a super long and low bassline rises up from the underworld and invites you to bust out your favorite slomo dance moves or maybe to sit back on the couch and dream about bubbles and lightning and maybe even a few zebras.

“Gentleman’s Club(No Hats)”

If the title track of this ep is “waiting for weird” then this trackwould be what you hear once you have arrived at weird.

The “no hats” phrase has a double meaning relating to thegeneral rule at gentlemen’s clubs of wearing no hats, and on a sonic level stating that there are no hi-hats in this track at all.

Quite a novel concept for a minimal dance track!

Weird vocals come in and out, sounding like the ghost of a jazz club mc, swimming in the ethers of atmospheric techno swirls.

This release will be available on 02.19.08 exclusively @ beatport.

upcoming releases:
March: Keith Kemp
April: Kage
May: Movement 2008 Compilation

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