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All of the individual contributions are combined here in a painstaking assembly process that took an entire year to complete, and the result is that the album flows with an almost paradoxical effortlessness from one style to the next. Besides the strong collection of tracks from well-known and undiscovered producers alike, it's Efdemin's own contributions that stand out. This becomes evident once the album opens with spectral, distant bells and homemade modular synth sounds leading into more unreleased Efdemin pieces, \"Watte\" and \"Sirius\", whose deep dub resonance will completely grab your attention. Later in the mix is electroacoustic textures of \"Laveline\", a collaboration with Konrad Sprenger. The standout composition on Naïf is Efdemin's infectious microtonal techno \"Move Your Head\" where Sollmann's voice hovers over distorted 808 patterns and immersive justly-tuned synth pads, pointing the way towards the formative, trailblazing influences that pre-dated techno: Silver Apples, This Heat and the drone aesthetic of Tony Conrad. A supporting cast of favorites turn in everything from blinding energy (Steve Bicknell's \"Running Man\"), to unrestrained ecstasy courtesy of Inland\/Ed Davenport, to the overdriven lockstep groove of Cassegrain's Rhyw. Naïf is a release that will take several listens to fully explore, with each successive listen unearthing a new discovery. Also features Autolyse, Gürtler, WaWuWe, Kuf, Staffan Linzatti, DIN, Cassegrain, Pharaoh, Savas Pascalidis, Patrik Skoog Jinge, tobias., Nihad Tule, Aubrey, and Simone Gatto. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50436174053707,"sku":"1033798","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/230690c6-a8ba-4453-82ef-d3808c584aca_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726913269"},{"product_id":"poly","title":"Poly","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the title suggests, \u003cem\u003ePoly\u003c\/em\u003e explores multiplicity: of rhythm, texture, style, and emotion. Across eleven meticulously sculpted textures, the album weaves a multidimensional web of sonic references, nodding to the origins of techno while pushing resolutely into uncharted terrain.\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoly\u003c\/em\u003e feels like an afterglow—of decades on the dancefloor, of restless sonic exploration, and of a profound connection to the spaces and communities that have shaped Efdemin’s sound.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the course of 60 minutes we are taken through different territories and landscapes of sound. Mysterious and swirling, abstract and droning textures over at times fast and stoic rhythmic concepts. Sometimes the sunlight breaks into the opaque and mysterious soundscapes before the pulse is taken over and sucks us back straight into the club.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe overall tone of \u003cem\u003ePoly\u003c\/em\u003e is mild and playful, introverted and at times dreamy. The music is rich in sonic expression and breathes the spirit of musical concepts that have been refined over the course of decades. What Sollmann has condensed here feels like a culmination of his multilayered and polyphonic personality situated between Club, Museum, Studio and Academy.\u2028\u2028\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album cover features a striking photograph of a human ear by renowned German artist Isa Genzken. Known for her radical visual language, Genzken’s work here functions as a metaphor for deep listening. The ear symbolises the layered complexity and immersive quality of the music on POLY — an invitation to perceive sound in all its depth, fragility, and force and unlock its potential to unite different voices in a distorted reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ostgut Ton","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":53549469532491,"sku":"R0589-9036","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/OSTGUTLP38.jpg?v=1759846738"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/efdemin.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}