DAISY CUTTER by JEM

The third release in Sheik ‘N’ Beik 's series aimed at celebrating the diversity and history of New York and its boroughs.The new EP from JEM, dedicated to The Bronx, opens up with title track Daisy Cutter, which directly sets the tone of the release with a straightforward, dynamic techno, elevated by an eerie, dark atmosphere. It goes on with Neb, a downtempo second track with a lighter tone that progressively gets back to the initial mysterious mood and capriciously brightens it with warmer back-and-forth sounds. Next on the 12” is Semiotic, a third track structured by a clever balance of deconstructed rhythms and sparse acid and synth melodies in the continuity of the lighter, warmer mood previously built up. The EP ends with Temple, with a more aggressive accent animated by several lighter melodic layers and a stifled background bass.