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Originally released 10 years ago, “Typhoon” was essentially a standalone release. This was always a favorite because of the “fast but slow” nature of this track - a breakbeat track with some complexity and a lot of patience.

I always saw this as an “imperfect” track, largely due to the unique soundset from the Kaossilator Pro. The loops were recorded live and then sequenced in Ableton. This created an interesting constraint - there’s an implicit imprecision in the recording process that took several takes to get right.

Like many of my other favorites, the constraints give the track a lot of life, and imperfections are what makes it memorable. “Typhoon” is a track well-deserving of this re-release, just in time for hurricane season.

Existential Funk was what came out when I stopped second-guessing myself.

2008 was a year when I couldn’t stop writing. I kept starting tracks in one genre and finishing them in another - minimal techno that wanted to be drum and bass, trip-hop that demanded breakbeat treatment, house tracks that went trance halfway through.

Most producers would call this unfocused. I called it honest.

The album title came later, but it fits perfectly. This was music about being caught between states - between genres, between moods, between who you were and who you’re becoming. The “funk” isn’t just the groove; it’s that unsettled feeling when you can’t quite pin down what you’re hearing, or feeling, or becoming.

“The disc has enough thumping bass and spacy synthesizer chords to please any trip-hop head.”

– URB.COM

Originally presented as “randombeats.com Mix Series 02”.