Le Terrible EP reviewed by Resident Advisor
12 October 2011
By now, Frenchman Terence Fixmer is entrenched
on Speedy J's Electric Deluxe imprint (and many others, too). This
latest release is a good example of why. The title track leads off with a
shivering bassline, one that's remarkably similar to that of Perc &
Giorgio Gigli's "0165" under the Endless moniker. Like many genre
tropes, it's probably been replicated—whether intentionally or not—for
the simple fact that it works. Its chilly vibrations are crucial in
establishing the track's dank atmosphere. Whereas "Concept" on the
B-side carries a ghostlier feel, "Le Terrible" is distinctly industrial,
with an ominous chiming on every off beat. The only melodic element of
real note is—well...I don't really know what it is. A glassy tapping? A
digitised frog croak? Whatever the case, this ineffable timbre
vascillates grudgingly through the scale, commanding nearly all the
tension as it goes.
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