Counterchange, by Ed Davenport

Counterchange

by Ed Davenport

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1.	Of Light & Shade 03:52	buy track
2.	Counterchange 05:44	buy track
3.	New Yorkshire (Inception Mix) 06:23	buy track
4.	Djungel Alliance 05:42	buy track
5.	Cyanotype 04:59	buy track
6.	More Red Lights (2012) 06:40	buy track
7.	One Last Look 03:07	buy track
8.	A Bridge Mystic 05:41	buy track
9.	Misty Morning Hop 03:00	buy track
10.	Somewhere 07:30	buy track
11.	Sarum 04:58	buy track

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Berlin based Brit Ed Davenport has announced his debut LP, Counterchange, will be released on NRK in March 2012. Having slowly but assuredly emerged through the mire of house producers in the last 5 or so years, Ed Davenport now cuts it with the best of them.

A steady stream of singles, EPs and remixes have come on labels like liebe*detail, Falkplatz and Pooled Music in recent times, but arguably its the Salisbury born mans work for Bristols NRK which has found him really finding his feet. The More Red Lights and New Yorkshire EPs from 2011 are testament to that, both of which explored a well-designed, thick and heavy house and techno sound. Its a similar sound explored throughout Counterchange, too, but with plenty of concessions to filmic home listening rather than straight up dancefloor fodder. Notably, breakbeats feature heavily up the spine of the album, as does subtle vocal sampling and plenty of atmospheric tension.

Says Ed: 'Counterchange' is a further development of my vision of electronic music, that sits somewhere between the club and home listening. The title relates to the relationship and contrast between any two opposites. That could simply be harmony, light andshade, viewpoints or opinions. From my background studying as a graphic designer, the use of counterchange in a visual sense can be very effective.

Starting with the brooding drums and moody voices of Of Light & Shade the album unfurls through the barely restrained rave euphoria of the title track, the beautifully re-worked melodies of New Yorkshire and More Red Lights as well as touching on some sombre downbeat bleakness, bold concrete funk and under-lapping deep techno. The penultimate track, Somewhere, is to be the albums forceful first single: an obvious choice for its deeply hypnotic rhythms and train-track grooves.

Frankly, the album is a real voyage from start to finish, and one that marks Davenport out as someone with plenty to say, as well as the skills to say it.

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released June 28, 2012

Written & Produced by Ed Davenport. P & C 2012 Strobelight Ltd

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