Nicole Moudaber - Roar EP - Data Transmission

Label: Intec DigitalScore: 7/10

Following on from the release of her Sonic Language EP on Drumcode at the end of 2012, Nicole Moudaber returns to Carl Cox’s imprintIntec Digital with two pounding techno tracks on the Roar EP.

The title track is fierce and suitably named. It rises up steadily through the 10 minutes, and almost into a frenzy with compelling drums, tight percussive grooves and ritual like chants. The growling synths and delightfully dark and constant tone give the track an edgy feel and play their part in adding to the atmosphere and tension.

Brooklyn Hangover is more relaxed. The prominant melodic bass, tribal drums and percussion help to drive the track on. It keeps the energy of Roar but lets go of the frenzy. The almost relentless and hypnotic vocals are accompanied by some uplifting chord stabs and therefore give the track a much more playful and groovier feel.

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Grahame Farmer

Grahame Farmer’s love affair with electronic music goes back to the mid-90s when he first began to venture into the UK’s beloved rave culture, finding himself interlaced with some of the country’s most seminal club spaces. A trip to dance music’s anointed holy ground of Ibiza in 1997 then cemented his sense of purpose and laid the foundations for what was to come over the next few decades of his marriage to the music industry.