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01. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Plastic People
02. REINIER ZONNEVELD - 8 Ball
03. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Things We Might Have Said (feat. Cari Golden)
04. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Disturbed Minds
05. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Spacedge
06. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Gateway
07. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Megacity Servant
08. REINIER ZONNEVELD - EHT
09. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Modern Voodoo
10. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Dive
11. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Dynamite
12. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Sharp Bust 2.2
13. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Beast (feat. Aymar)
14. REINIER ZONNEVELD - You Could Be The One I Want (feat. Simone White)
15. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Abstinence
16. REINIER ZONNEVELD - Anti Matter
ARTIST
TITLE
Megacity Servant
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
SVT 178CD SVT 178CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
9/30/2016

Reinier Zonneveld's third studio effort, Megacity Servant, stands as a coherent 16-piece techno outfit tinged with experimental tones while playfully deconstructing classic acid and disco fragments. Reinier's style of production ranges from cavernous power tracks to more concise trips subdued with melancholic piano-stemmed soundscapes. "Plastic People" swiftly introduces a raw techno dungeon mood with varying elements make for a surrealist atmosphere. Following up in the same timbre, a heavy-hitting percussion sets off "8 Ball". The moving bassline is revealed as centerpiece, while faint vocals antagonize the rhythm. Cari Golden stellar vocals and skillful lyrics on "Things We Might Have Said" shine paired with Zonneveld's production prowess. Seizing attention for the full length of the track, the entire arrangement seduces the listener, making for a clamorous earworm. "Disturbed Minds" offers an experimental set of distorted synths permeating the speakers. "Spacedge" comes in the form of a groovy, laid back offering, with a blunt loopy vocal and a fractured field recording of over 50 layers as memorable high points. "Gateway" has a focus on dancefloor antics, elements zigzag, mimicking the initial arrangement. Having created an immersive loop, the percussion switches sides playing the melody. "Megacity Servant" makes use of the classic Roland SH-101's ability to emit a nearly tridimensional sound ray, unfolding newer details with each listen. The relentless melody, padded with grave synth arrays, establishes a melancholic mood. "EHT" unveils a heavy-hitting resolution, as the artist layers on hefty polarizing synths. A powerful arrangement that is unsettling and playful at the same time, diving into dark techno realms. Sharp clangs and high synths pepper the melody in "Modern Voodoo" amounting to a relentless, mind-reprogramming tidbit. "Dive" slows down the storyline, leaving just enough room to breathe until "Dynamite" pops in. Bolstering a progressive melody with a spacy vocal hook, the track turns the usual SH-101's '70s string loop into a techno-palatable disco instance. "Sharp Bust 2.2" previously released, is now reworked and reconstructed to amp up and stabilize the raw techno energy. Aymar's lush voice offsets the metallic production pads in "Beast" which unfolds as a spacious and multilateral sonic journey. American pop-folk singer Simone White comes "You Could Be The One I Want", a ludic techno ballad. A steady groove with a wandering synth line, "Abstinence" brings a moment of brief calm, followed by pure downtempo in "Anti Matter". Includes download code.