Cera Alba returns to MadTech this June with the ’89 EP, comprising two original compositions, a dub interpretation and a remix from Montel.
Liam Jones, better known to most as Cera Alba has become a driving force for underground house and techno from the UK over the past few years with releases on Hot Creations, AVOTRE, Lost Records and of course Kerri Chandler’s MadTech imprint where he returns to here.
Kick starting the release is title cut ‘‘89’ which lays down a dark and brooding groove via weight percussion and bubbling dub stabs before gradually unfolding into a crescendo of bright piano chords and soul infused vocal lines. ‘Solitary Nights’ follows and retains the eerie aesthetic of the preceding record, laying the focus on menacing bass drones, tension building atmospherics and rumbling subs, while subtly evolving percussion and sporadic vocal licks ebb and flow throughout.
Montel steps in to remix ‘’89’ next, bringing shuffled rhythms, chugging bass swells and swirling delayed snippets from the original vocal and piano into the limelight to create a unique twist on the original number. A ‘Dub’ of ‘’89’ from Alba then shapes up the package.
Cera Alba’s ‘‘89’ is out on MadTech Records 17th June (Beatport) and 1st July (General) 2016.
Tracklist
‘89
Solitary Nights
’89 (Montel Remix)
’89 (Dub)
From the jump, “DEM DEAD” slaps with the kind of energy that says, “We’ve arrived…
By now, DJ SHARE, aka Sharon Pieksma from Rotterdam, is anything but a well-kept secret.…
Following a sold-out Paradise show at UNVRS Ibiza, Jamie Jones is pulling out something very…
Following a string of critically acclaimed career releases on the likes of Diynamic, Madorasindahouse, Maccabi…
UK bass titans Duckworthsound and the Dread MC have joined forces for what is undoubtedly one of the…
Jason Herd x Katherine Ellis ‘Love Me Harder’ Bohemian Disco Having recently released on top…