Bi-Polar - Carlo Lio

Bi-Polar

Carlo Lio [Rawthentic Music]

#09 in this month's The 20

• Section: Music Reviews Topics: The 20
• Written by: lizwarner

The roots are at times neglected when bringing today’s techno down to its bare essence.

But it’s on Carlo Lio’s ‘Bi-Polar’ that we are reminded and kept in check.

In its Original form, ‘Bi-Polar’ is tribal in only a peripheral way.

The beats roll and become nearly polyrhythmic in their repetition, reminding one of something that may be heard during a dancing ritual in a land far, far away.

Fellow Toronto, Ontario, Canada resident Jonny White strips the cut back further to reveal a raindance of a more authentic kind.

It’s White’s Legend Mix that makes the cut sound more acoustic than its Original, and in a way that would work well in a set by a qualified house DJ.

With the release of ‘Bi-Polar’, it is quickly realized that the modern-day equipment know-how that’s associated with techno is at times unjust, because, at the end of the day, it’s about the rhythm and the music — no matter what it takes to get it there.

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