Fractions

Berlin-based producer Phon.O presents Fractions EP. The hypnotic drive of "Run" has a dramatic arrangement of the partly frisky, partly menacing Detroit strings evoking nostalgic memories. "Brooklyn Shuffle", with it's swinging flow at 128 BPM, builds another bridge between London, New York, and Berlin by unfolding his UK garage sound, including 2-step drums, melodic synths, and the well-known vocal bits. The subsonic bass lines and reduced percussion of the emotional title track "Fractions" creates a dark and gloomy atmosphere that is counteracted with contemplative melancholy thanks to those manipulated voices.