2 - Tek Nek

“Tek,” the second release from Aought (known to the psychedelic trance world as Kri Samadhi), transports you back in time to 1992. But not our timeline’s 1992 - a darker, more apocalyptic 1992, in which ravers invented halftime and techstep sounds early to cope with societal collapse and constant surveillance. Drawing from that year’s breakbeat hardcore and nascent sampler-based jungle, Aought invokes “Hardcore Junglism” by Manix, “Suicide” by Hannibal Lecter, and tracks by Neuromancer, Fresh Trax, and Nick Power & DJ KU. “The Rush” is a clear ode to darkside rave music, getting as close as Aought gets to an outright dancefloor heater; “Tek Nek” is a hard-driving slice of anxious dancefloor energy, where snarling rave hoovers twist amid dark ambience and skittering beats. Opening tune “Borg” uses dry & clicky percussive sounds to contrast with the toxic sludge of its bass sounds. The “Tek” EP embraces paranoia and reinvents 1992 in a way you’ve never heard. Mastering By Kri Samadhi Bandcamp https://krisamadhi.bandcamp.com/album/tek-nek