Time Out The Gap EP

Time Out The Gap EP

Donato Dozzy [Railyard Recordings]

13 December, 2008 | 4.22PM

• Written by: Lee Smith
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: donato dozzy, railyard recordings

Another great signing from Brooklyn’s Railyard crew, this time in the form of micro-maestro Donato Dozzy.

It’s been a good year for the Italian DJ/producer, with wider audiences finally catching on to his distinctive blend of pulsing minimalism and sleek, refined techno.

The title track is perhaps the most typically Dozzy-like, with a bubbling bass underpinning feathery hats and distant echoes.

Like much of his work, it’s both hypnotically repetitive and continually evolving - one of those tracks that could happily loop on for hours without becoming dull.

‘Tropical One’ brings a more prominent kick to the fore, honing down an angular riff into an intense, spiralling groove.

And as a sweetener at the end, ‘Edera’ replaces the bubbling repetition with whispery chimes and an underdrift of fragile charm.

Gently stunning stuff from a producer who definitely deserves the hype.

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