Mark E - Crossing Paths
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Mark E - Crossing Paths
Holdrons Arcade
135A Rye Lane
Unit 11 Holdrons Arcade
London SE15 4ST
United Kingdom
Label: Bokhari Records – BK004
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: UK
Released: Apr 16, 2013
Genre: Electronic
Style: Deep House
Condition: Near Mint
Crossing Paths / R-Type finds Mark E at a pivotal moment — his journey away from disco-tinged house gathering pace toward what seems its natural conclusion: melodic, rolling techno. Two tracks that sit at the edge of one sound world and the beginning of another, each one a distinct and compelling argument for the direction the music is heading.
Crossing Paths opens with pinging kicks and a tumbling Octave One-style arp riff that sounds like some digital steel band, eventually settling into a pummelling hi-hat rhythm that locks in and refuses to let go. The flip belongs to R-Type — a more glowering presence entirely. Unfurling across nine minutes, it moves through a juddering digital drone and choppy rotor blade synths before something akin to a rockabilly bassline enters alongside a ghostly analogue phrase. The combination is rather odd, and all the more compelling for it. A snapshot of a producer in productive transition, pushing at the edges of what deep house can be.
A1. Crossing Paths
B1. R-Type
