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Published on 2019-06-29 00:00:00 by Max Dade
Agrippa’s Dead Wait EP came out on May 31st on the UK-based producers own label Par Avion. Over the four tracks, Agrippa continues with a sound he has crafted carefully through his previous releases. Filled with intricate, rolling percussion, broken beats and cerebral samples, with his latest EP, Agrippa takes things to a slightly darker sub-level. Like 2018’s Migraine Urgraine, his previous release on Version, broken techno and wonky bass form the order of the day here.
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In the inviting opener, ‘Squid Girls’, a midnight stepper, samples, congas and shakers join forces in a light workout that forms an invitation to the EP’s inner ring. After that early dance, the title track, ‘Dead Wait’, breaks into a gallop, straight out of the gates. A bit of a stomper, a bit of a mover, the bass adds to the pressure. ‘Spice Raiders’ comes up next on the B-side. Restless outside the 24hr supermarket, this one shows off a scattier side to Will Hart’s productions — glitches and flashes bog the mind, distracted by grimy synths and the sample of a night owl cooing in the trees of the car park. Somehow finding a parking space, ’Scabs’ shuts off the suped-up engine with a real late-night creeper of a track. A skulking groove is backed up by a gang of blips that orbit the beat’s axis to the end.\
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\_Agrippa \_ *Dead Wait EP* was released on Par Avion on May 31st. The 4-track EP is available on both vinyl and digital at the [Par Avion Bandcamp](https://paravionrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/dead-wait-ep) page.\
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Tracklist:\
1\. Squid Girls\
2\. Dead Wait\
3\. Spice Raiders\
4\. Scabs Written by Max Dade
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