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Artist:	EL FOG
Title:	Reverberate Slowly
Label:	MOTEER (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	MOTEER 010CD

Reverberate Slowly is a smoky collection of gorgeous late-night dub miniatures from mysterious Berlin-based producer, El Fog. Sounding at times like a less academic Jan Jelinek or a hopelessly innocent Rhythm and Sound, deceptively complex click, hiss and pop rhythms are used to underpin a series of minimal elements (Rhodes and vibraphone tones, sleepy acoustic guitar, samples of piano and double bass) that slowly resonate through each track, quietly pulsing and reverberating as suggested by the album's evocative title. "Mountain Dub" sets the tone, and as a simple keyboard phrase is repeated over vinyl crackles and low throbs, you are drawn effortlessly into the murky vapor. This is further explored with "Silent Soaring" and "El Cloud" which both consolidate the misty mood, building a complex mesh of rhythms from soft clicks and pops while never descending into mindless digital manipulation. It is this human aspect that gives Reverberate Slowly its beating heart, and makes it such an appropriate release on the fast-growing Moteer catalog. Unlike so many albums in the genre, it has a fragile personality and many layers to uncover on each subsequent listen. Reverberate Slowly is a totally seductive listening experience that won't fail to draw you into its moonlit night-time mood.

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