Track Of The Day: Locked Groove - Rooted

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Track Of The Day: Locked Groove - Rooted

18 January, 2012 | 5.00AM

Written by: Philip Sherburne
Filed under: Music News: hotflush, locked groove, track of the day

Berlin’s Hotflush Recordings, helmed by British expat Scuba, has been pushing its way into flat-out techno territory for a while now—see Paul Woolford and Psycatron’s soulfully storming ”Stolen”—and the debut EP from Belgium’s Locked Groove tugs the label deeper into the realm of steadfast 4/4 kicks and cavernous clang.

“Drowning,” which premiered late last year on Scuba’s DJ-Kicks mix/comp, reappears here; it’s a stern, no-nonsense thumper that wouldn’t sound out of place on Clone Basement Series. But check out the A-side cut to see what Locked Groove is really capable of: the track’s top line is defined by soft, ethereal pads and incidental percussion, while a rich, rounded bass melody provides the tune’s muscle, paired with the overdriven drums that make “Drowning” so fierce. While it doesn’t exactly sound like them, it reminds me vaguely of I:Cube‘s knack for bringing the rough with the smooth. It’s a fairly massive track, but just as importantly, it’s versatile, capable of locking in to various contexts and moods throughout the night.

Check out the full EP after the jump, and get it here on Beatport.

Locked Groove – Rooted [Hotflush Recordings]

Locked Groove – Drowning [Hotflush Recordings]

Locked Groove – Change [Hotflush Recordings]

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Berlin's Hotflush Recordings, helmed by British expat Scuba, has been pushing its way into flat-out techno territory for a while now—see Paul Woolford and Psycatron's soulfully storming "Stolen"—and the debut EP from Belgium's Locked Groove tugs the label deeper into the realm of steadfast 4/4 kicks and cavernous clang.

"Drowning," which premiered late last year on Scuba's DJ-Kicks mix/comp, reappears here; it's a stern, no-nonsense thumper that wouldn't sound out of place on Clone Basement Series. But check out the A-side cut to see what Locked Groove is really capable of: the track's top line is defined by soft, ethereal pads and incidental percussion, while a rich, rounded bass melody provides the tune's muscle, paired with the overdriven drums that make "Drowning" so fierce. While it doesn't exactly sound like them, it reminds me vaguely of I:Cube's knack for bringing the rough with the smooth. It's a fairly massive track, but just as importantly, it's versatile, capable of locking in to various contexts and moods throughout the night.

Check out the full EP after the jump, and get it here on Beatport.
Berlin's Hotflush Recordings, helmed by British expat Scuba, has been pushing its way into flat-out techno territory for a while now—see Paul Woolford and Psycatron's soulfully storming "Stolen"—and the debut EP from Belgium's Locked Groove tugs the label deeper into the realm of steadfast 4/4 kicks and cavernous clang.

"Drowning," which premiered late last year on Scuba's DJ-Kicks mix/comp, reappears here; it's a stern, no-nonsense thumper that wouldn't sound out of place on Clone Basement Series. But check out the A-side cut to see what Locked Groove is really capable of: the track's top line is defined by soft, ethereal pads and incidental percussion, while a rich, rounded bass melody provides the tune's muscle, paired with the overdriven drums that make "Drowning" so fierce. While it doesn't exactly sound like them, it reminds me vaguely of I:Cube's knack for bringing the rough with the smooth. It's a fairly massive track, but just as importantly, it's versatile, capable of locking in to various contexts and moods throughout the night.

Check out the full EP after the jump, and get it here on Beatport.

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