Breaking Inertia is the product of months of self-study and reinvention for Calgary-based artist OpenEnd. The EP, which was written in intervals over the past two years, invites the listener on a journey through polyrhythmic and drifting techno with drum & bass through-lines. The artist draws inspiration from communities across Western Canada’s underground electronic music circuit and his own experiments with sonic techniques such as resampling, layering and automation. Restrictions birth new musical understandings as he employs drum machines while also recording unique sounds through patching on the Virus TI.
The title track creates a forested, lush environment using synthetic and organic percussive elements suited for late night raves and early sunrises alike. Respiration comes next, featuring a musicality of vocal sampling that fits well with an artist finding his breath and voice again after a period of grounding and rebuilding. String of Pearls rounds out the three-track release with its deliberate sound design and cross-genre dynamism.
credits
released June 30, 2023
Written, Arranged & Produced by Reece Anderson.
Mastered by Sine Sound Mastering.
Cover Artwork by Reece Anderson.
Copywriting by Alex Naylor.
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