Simon Carter – Don’t Blink (EP – Simon Carter)
Genre/Influences: Industrial-Techno, Dark-Techno.
Format: Digital.
Background/Info: DJ Simon Carter -known from his collaboration with Studio-X and Fabsi but also active under his own name plus Humans Can’t Reboot and Narconic, strikes back with a new EP featuring seven tracks.
Content: The title song is driven by a brutal, unpolished, hard, techno kick with spoken samplings and a cold gimmick running through it. You’ll discover 3 alternative edits of the title song at the end of the EP. The 3 tracks left are still driven by elements of Dark-Techno but the tempo is slower and the tracks more elaborated.
+ + + : I personally prefer the 3 ‘B-sides’ cut instead of the title track. These cuts are more sophisticated and I especially like the slower tempo mixed with refined bleeps and icy sequences. “The Living And The Dead” is a genius piece of Dark-Techno moving progressively till reaching a climax. “Simon (Body Trap)” is a noticeable piece for its Techno-Body sound. I also have to say a word about the different ‘alternative’ edits of “Don’t Blink” which I personally prefer for their darkness, Industrial- and even EBM elements.
– – – : The original edit of the title song is the single cut which couldn’t convince me. I especially don’t like the brutal, unpolished, flat kick.
Conclusion: Simon Carter confirms with all of his projects that he’s involved with, to be an atypical artist active in the wider fields of Techno music.
Best songs: “The Living And The Dead”, “Simon (Body Trap)”, “Don’t Blink – Industrial Version”.
Rate: 7½.
Artist: https://simoncarter.info / www.facebook.com/HumansCantReboot
About Simon Carter
Simon Carter is a British DJ and producer active under his own name and through the projects Humans Can’t Reboot and Narconic, alongside collaborations with Studio-X and with German vocalist Fabsi. Side-Line spoke with Carter for a Click Interview about his return to making music. “Don’t Blink”, featuring three alternative edits of its title track, is his newest solo EP, reviewed here.
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