Track of the Day: Yan Cook - Loophole
Track of the Day: Yan Cook - Loophole
Continuing this week with selections from my birthday mix for LAMP this week. I have been wanting to talk about this artist for a while now. With his soon to be released EP Loophole (Due out 9/30/16 for Planet Rhythm Records) and after using 'Rose' in the mix, I figured this was an opportune moment to talk about Yan Cook. First lets talk about our track of the day. The snippet above is actually 4 tracks which occur in this order; 'Concrete Forest', 'Spor', 'Quattro' & 'Loophole' which is the track of the day. If you scrub through to the 6 minute mark that is where 'Loophole' begins. Don't scrub though, the whole EP is too good. If I had to choose one though it would be 'Loophole'. I am really drawn the bass-line that sounds like someone pounding on some big hollow PVC pipe that kind morphs into a didgeridoo sounding instrument. I am also a big fan of the massive sub bass and a huge kick that Cook masterfully mixes in and out really helping to create a solid groove. It is just one of the many reasons I am such a fan of this Hungarian techno mastermind.He sort of does the same thing with this track as well. 'Rose' is one of my favorites from his XX LP he released earlier this year for Planet Rhythm Records. A high regard considering I think that entire album is genius. As a matter of fact I feel like he is one of the few artists I can say all of the tracks of his I have heard are extremely well produced. My first exposure to his music was his Ann Aimee EP from a few years back so he is not entirely new to the techno world. He is still pretty young though and is putting out a steady stream of very good quality techno. Looking at my catalog of music I have about 30 tracks from Cook. I'm sure I don't have everything but what I do have of his is pure techno gold. Actually kind of reminds me of some of the stuff that DJ Fergie and Len Faki used to make (side note: both of these dudes are still producing and djing bad ass techno) but just a tad slower on the bpm's. Keep an eye on him if your into that banging stuff and look for the new EP on September 30th.If you haven't had a chance and you are into what you heard here today make sure to have a listen to our LAMP weekly mix. It features 'Rose' from Yan Cook and is full of other banging techno vibes.