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dexter st. jacques - ancient way of knowing - sequencias - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: House

1. Laamb
2. Temporal Understanding

Solo outings from Africans With Mainframes member Noleian Reusse are relatively rare, with the Jamal Moss collaborator putting out just five lone 12" singles since making his debut in 2005

Here he dons a brand new alias, the Eddie Murphy-referencing Dexter St Jacques, and sets off on a techno trip into the ether. Opener "Laamb" [sic] is a curious but alluring beast, with undulating synthesizer and acid lines riding a fizzing, almost bubbly drum machine rhythm. It feels like electronic jazz with techno drums, yet it's not overtly jazzy. There's a similar feel about the more distorted "Temporal Understanding", where rising and falling melodies lines and winding electronics compete for attention over a hissing drum machine groove.