If our recent Pariah interview left you wanting to hear just what’s up with his new live Karenn set alongside Blawan, this is a good place to start: the duo’s analog attack on the Boiler Room…
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Words by Mitch Strashnov
The saying “the more things change, the more things stay the same” does not apply to Arthur Cayzer, better known as Pariah within the world of underground electronic music. Over the last couple years, the producer’s soulful take on UK garage took a sharp left turn with the help of fellow R&S labelmate/Karenn collaborator Blawan. Together, the two established Works the Long Nights (or SHEWORKS), a label dedicated to break of dawn beats.
Equal parts experience and techno intrigue, SHEWORKS has already released heavy material from Sunil Sharpe, Midland and Karenn themselves; however their latest double pack provides an encompassing new look into the Karenn process that hadn’t been unearthed until recently. A project that has firmed its own footing, Karenn is evolving rapidly, with a hardware-centric live show that changes with every performance. And while the live show is the epicenter of what’s actually being heard, it’s not the end of the story in the slightest. Pariah spoke to s/t about the past year, the inception of the label and Karenn project, and why it should be treated as something completely separate from his solo work…
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The Artist/EP: Karenn, SHEWORKS004 (Works The Long Nights, 2012)
Our Review: Certainly their most defining work to date, the duo of Blawan and Pariah convey their collaborative energy and find the darkness within their hardware setup to present this six-track collection of controlled-techno-chaos. While their Karenn project stands on its own legs with a recently unveiled live show, this double pack signifies the amalgamation of what those lucky listeners would experience live. Whether that be torrid, thumping tweaks (“Sailing Solvents”) or churning klaxons on a techno railroad (“A Room Full of Fuck All), the experience is immense in its sonic grasp. The latter half of the release ascends the tempos to something reminiscent of golden era British techno; however Karenn’s one-take live tracking turns these last three tracks into a peak-time riot at a dark club near you.
It’s astonishing, frightening and indelible in its effect on the techno psyche, and hopefully hanger-ons from the bass music world will join the dark side that Karenn has inhabited quite comfortably. —Mitch Strashnov
Available At: Bleep · Boomkat · Juno · Piccadilly
Sample all six songs below…
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We’re still waiting for a proper LP from Forest Swords—one of our favorite finds from last year—but in the meantime we’ll take yet another mix from the mysterious producer. Check out the tracklisting after the jump (via Abeano Music).
While everyone seems to suddenly be into James Blake—and with good reason, for the most part—we’re more partial to his R&S labelmate Pariah. After all, it’s not every day where you stumble upon a young producer who sees nothing wrong with dropping Fennesz in the same set as a stack of house singles. Hear what we mean in the Platform mixes below, which capture Pariah and Blake at a recent Boiler Room party…
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