Wide Lens EP

Wide Lens EP

Logistics [Hospital Records]

11 February, 2008 | 3.42PM

• Section: Music Reviews
• Written by: The Last Real DJ Alive

Whenever Logistics makes an EP, you should sit up and listen.

Apparently, the man always has at least five tracks on the go at once, which perhaps sheds some light on how he is able to keep such tight levels of quality control.

Take away the reverberating atmospherics and thoughtful filtered stabs and ‘Wide Lens’ would be nothing more than average upon first listen.

But dig a little deeper and you’ll be rewarded by a tough, progressive piece of drum & bass that will do damage long after its release date.

‘Cold World’ suggests that the theme as is evident in ‘Wide Lens’ will continue throughout this EP, and continue it does.

‘Cold World’ is one of the most progressive drum & bass tracks ever made.

It has a structure similar to Sub Focus’ breakthrough ‘Strobe’ on the Ram Raiders EP part four, running in half time, but rolls out more like freaky dubstep than anything else.

Throw in a ‘It’s A Cold World And We Bring The Pressure’ vocal sample and you’re looking at one seminal slice of D&B.

‘Glitch’ is a track with which Logistics stops his already fantastic EP from dissipating into a void of bizarreness and melancholy vibes.

This is not to say that Logistics has chucked a random track into the proceedings.

Far from it – he keeps the vibe of a concept EP alive and kicking by making this song just as meaningful and provocative as the last two.

It constitutes a lovely, hovering, filtered vibe that soars high in the mix, eventually descending to land in what can only be described as a valley of digital sounds and cold, computer-like effects.

The emotion that oozes from ‘Glitch’ is impossible to quantify in words; let’s just say that you need to listen to this now and pick it up as fast as possible.

‘Spotlight’ is the last song on this four-track EP.

Again, it follows the vibe of the former arrangements by maintaining tough drums and an ethereal, filtered and melancholy vibe.

The sounds and effects that Logistics uses here are simply sublime – how the man in question comes up with and implements them so effectively must be one of the best kept secrets in drum & bass because, if anyone else knew how he did this, they would surely recycle his skills into their own tunes.

‘Spotlight’ is sparse, containing a select choice of intoxicating, subtle synth manipulations that conjure images of DJing to a crowd of people stuck in The Matrix wearing Tron suits.

A classic EP in all.

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