LOW 013 - Kero - 'Firewire Funk'

it was just a matter of time before detroit got the picture. LOW RES has known about KERO for years, and it seems absurd that its taken this long to release his work. KERO, a notorious figure in the windsor/detroit metro, has been redefining the rules of the game for a while now, most recently of which dropping the flurry in germany with releases on SHITKATAPULT and B-PITCH CONTROL. a twisted production style that allows KERO to chameleon from the direct to the indirect, forging a layer of detail both academically unprecedented and fiendishly unpredictable. anyway you slice it, its dark, its complex, its the furious funk from the next level. a bold, yet calculated thrill seeking release for the lucky number 013.

- LOW RES HQ

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"Kero is Windsor-born Sohail Azad, who has previous 12" and full length releases on Bpitch Control and Shitkatapult. This 12" on Detroit's Low Res is a masterpiece of swirling digital techno-funk. Funk is the key- as each one of these four tracks is powered by relentless dance floor grooves. Azad has quite a knack for highly detailed ever-evolving textures along the lines of Richard Devine or recent Autechre. But tracks like the crunchy "tcp/ip-sync" and the Super_Collider-esque "Terrorbyte" move the head-bopping beats to the forefront more along the lines of Neil Landstrumm. Best track on here might be "Pixelpimp", with its slowly building density, rich walls-of-synths, and neck-breaking, body-popping beat."

Carlos Pozo / Angbase