Track of the Day: Hidden Empire - Elephants & Ants
Track of the Day: Hidden Empire - Elephants & Ants
One of the legends Oliver Koletzki of Stil Vor Talent Records knows how to pick 'em. One of his latest finds is the the duo from Denmark, Hidden Empire. Their debut release was for Volume One of No Killer Just Filler last September and they have had a few other releases with the Traum Schallplatten as well. One of their more recent, a 6 track EP with Channel X for Stil Vor Talent which came out back in July, has a few tracks that have been finding their way into many of my sets. This week I had the opportunity to step in and bring you all a new weekly mix for LAMP. I wanted to bring some heavy, driving, and intense, techno vibes this week. Hidden Empire is bringing exactly those vibes. 'Elephants and Ants' is the track that made it into the mix but it could easily have been any of the three of theirs from the EP. Im not sure if the title is suppose to have any actual meaning for the track but my mind travels to the scene in Dumbo where he gets drunk and has that crazy vision with all the pink elephants. I love the way the bass just pumps along as the wonky saw-tooth synth grinds away on the lower register. I imagine those are the elephants and then around the middle of the track there is some fluttering synths that sit a little higher in pitch and break up the driving groove which I imagine to be little ants on their way to where ever it is those little buggers go. Any way I'm totally losing focus here. There is a whole lot of production goodness going on in this and all of their other tracks as well. 'Dinosaurs in Space' and 'Not The End' round out the rest of the tracks off that EP with Channel X. Both are superbly produced and full of energy just like 'Elephants and Ants'. They also have a new remix that was just put out on Traum as well which is top notch. Keeping a closer eye on this duo for sure.Check out today's track of the day and a bunch more in this weeks special birthday edition of the LAMP weekly mix series put together by yours truly PZB. Enjoy.