45 ACP AKA D.K.

D.K. aka 45 ACP has a broad web, from almost ambient (techno) to sinister house to Balearic boogie and things in between for which I haven't got the vocab to describe, if only that Genre Map could read my mind. I've listen to this juno mix a few too many times, but its a chicken dinner. There's only a couple of tracks that really stand out overall, but as a whole and the various directions, there's something stand out about DKs work. This Test Pressing mix is a short and sweet summary of his recent work, or in more detail below:


Antinote (D.K.)
Island of Dreams: Recent release, as the title suggests, full of super melodic dreamy synth tracks. Sometimes they bring a bag, sometime they don't.

Love on Delivery: From last year some time. Doesn't seem as finished as other releases, often feels like songs are about to get a little deeper, but it doesn't come. Still, I like it as a whole. An album for time travel.

Drop: In terms of genre, this sits right in the middle, more melodic than LIES, not as hectic as his techno releases, but driving compared to the above two. The transition from album to album seems almost intentional, from full hecto dungeon club vibe to life is a cosmic bowl of tea.

L.I.E.S. (45 ACP)
Change Of Tone: Spacey, harsh, hectic and non-melodic, which at times works well, like Playing for Keeps. Hidden Garden is a favourite.

The Untitled EPs and Code 4 are solid techno releases, super flat and compressed, not too dark, but I imagine right at home in da club on Sunday afternoon.