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Christian Jay '117/Contrail' (Idle Hands)
Bristol’s Idle hands has long been an exponent of minimal house sounds, and Christian Jay’s new release on the label continues the same tradition. ‘117’ combines effervescent percussion, garage-tinged drums and subtle melodies to make something rather beautiful. On the flip, meanwhile, ‘Contrail’ has a darker low-end feel, with a cheeky pitched-up bongo line working in tandem with some shuffling drums. With the dubbed-out processing giving a nod to its Bristol roots and pristine production throughout, these are two self-assured tracks that do what they do well.
8/10
