RUBA KPO – Based on Misunderstandings 09

Sonar Kollektiv’s Based on Misunderstanding series is designed as a testing ground for new talents. After 8 instalments it has unearthed some real stars and the newest in the series is bound to do the same again with a new single from RüBA KPØ featuring remixes from Eddy & Dus and Simbad.

The four-piece French outfit RüBA KPØ formed in 2009 and has been busy turning everything we know about dance music upside down.  A prime release on King Sound Music in 2013 kick started their project and after that they have appeared on Nanotech Records, Expréssilon Records and more, always with a truly compelling techno sound.

Their single, ‘We Are World’, is a challenging listen that also manages to be hugely catchy. A minimalistic techno track with an overwhelming bassline and a mad acid arpeggio.  The track also features a whimsical pastoral choir that carries you off each time their voices ring out.

The first remix by Croatian pair and Compost Records regulars Eddy & Dus takes the sense of mischief in the original and really runs with it into a playful disco universe. More inviting and laid back, it is a lushly musical piece that encourages you to cut loose in the most charming of ways.

Two more remixes then come from UK talent Simbad, who has put out a choice catalogue of cuts since 2004 on labels like G.A.M.M. and City Fly. His worldly sound finds this track being reworked as a big house cut with slithering electro synths, angelic chords and punchy broken beats. It’s full of afterlife atmospherics and a dub version removes the grand vocals and replaces them with even more focus on that all consuming atmosphere.

The latest venture in Sonar Kollektiv’s Based On Misunderstandings series is once again sure to turn heads and in turn announces the arrival of another fine set of artists.

Tracklist:

A1. We Are World
A2. We Are World (Eddy & Dus Remix)
B1. We Are World (Simbad Suite)
B2. We Are World (Simbad Dub)