{"title":"Annie Hall","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"fum","title":"Fum","description":"\u003cp\u003eLongtime fans of Sheffield's Central Processing Unit may well remember Annie Hall. When CPU dropped her 2016 EP Tenured Positions it felt like a perfect union of label and artist - the atmospheric take on classic electro that Annie Hall had presented in her previous releases for labels such as Semantica and Detroit Underground was very much in sync with the CPU sound. Sure enough, Tenured Positions was an instant hit with CPU heads old and new, and the record remains highly sought-after to this day.\n\nNow, four years on from Tenured Positions, the Barcelona-based Annie Hall returns to CPSmith's imprint with new EP Fum. Fum picks up where Tenured Positions left off. Snapping broken-beat electro grooves anchor Fum's midsection of 'D'un Altre Planeta' and its title-track. 'D'un Altre Planeta' is the most lively cut on the EP - there is real bite to the drums here which recalls everything from B12 to Star Eyes to early-90s hardcore - while 'Fum's beats are more low-slung and come bolstered by an electro-funk-flavoured bassline. These two tracks are bookended by 'Verd Mar' and 'Promeses De Fusta', joints which straighten out their rhythms into more linear IDM-techno beats.\n\nAs she exhibited on Tenured Positions, one of the main strengths of Annie Hall's style is the manner in which she layers up harmony, tone and texture. Reverb- and delay-drenched synths cascade across Annie Hall's tracks and serve to render her music in vivid colour. The combination of evocative atmospherics and grounded, stable beatwork is a technique which Annie Hall has inherited from experimental techno luminaries of the past - Autechre, Mark Bell, The Orb - and also something that she shares with other CPU artists like Tryphème and Nadia Struiwigh.\n\nAnnie Hall takes this approach once again on Fum. A fair bit of the record's soundworld tends towards science-fiction - from the whooshing pads of 'Verd Mar' through the zipping synths of 'D'un Altre Planeta' and on to the B-movie keys of 'Promeses De Fusta' there is certainly an alien quality to much of this EP. However, Annie Hall is also sure to ground her astral musings by introducing softer synth sounds like the twinkling chimes in the background of 'Fum' and the gently lilting lead-line of 'Verd Mar'.\n\nFor fans of Central Processing Unit, Annie Hall's Fum is the best of both worlds. Here we have a record which brings together the roughneck electro snap of CPU's club weapons with the melodic and textural deftness of its IDM-oriented releases.\n\nRIYL: LFO, Tryphème, André Bratten, Biosphere, Autechre, Nadia Struiwigh\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central Processing Unit","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50521519259979,"sku":"2056028","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_9a643d31_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727992028"},{"product_id":"atomic-20","title":"Atomic 20","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon based label Natural Selection present their forthcoming release in the form of a 4-track 12\" EP, courtesy of Annie Hall, entitled \"Atomic 20\", ft. remixes from label affiliates Plant43 \u0026amp; Kodah. Mastered by Dadub Studios, Berlin and cut by Simon at The Exchange Vinyl.\n\nBorn in Madrid, Annie Hall has been heavily active on the Electronica, IDM and Detroit circuits since 2007 and has seen her music released by the most highly esteemed of Electro labels such as Central Processing Unit, Delsin Records, 20\/20 Vision, Detroit Underground, Semantica \u0026amp; more. She returns to Natural Selection, after releasing on 3 previous occasions since the label's inaugural release in 2021. Her track 'Panax Ginseng' (NS001) gained support from some of the most respected DJ's and producers worldwide, inc. Dave Clarke, The Advent, NULLPTR \u0026amp; more.\n\nAtomic 20 is a beautifully crafted Electro release that maintains venomous aggression, amidst breathtaking textures and ambience. Hypnotic pads spiral into the ether, contrasted alongside heavy kicks, deep bass and meticulously programmed percussion patterns. Annie's eclectic and uniquely experimental style is fully evident throughout, taking the listener on an unpredictable, emotional journey, whether at home or on the dance floor.\n\nThe B side of the release features 2 well-placed, club-focussed remixes of each original A side tracks; B1 courtesy of Electro legend Plant43, with his immaculate remix of 'Goji Berry'. B2 courtesy of Natural Selection label head Kodah, with his power driven remix of 'Atomic 20'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natural Selection","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":50905854378315,"sku":"2228243","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_ba0469de_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1732857170"},{"product_id":"memories-that-never-happened","title":"Memories That Never Happened","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnnie Hall returns to Sheffield's Central Processing Unit label with an EP entitledMemories That Never Happened. This record represents the producer's third time on CPU after 2016'sTenured Positionsand 2020'sFum, and it is also the latest release in a busy couple of years for Annie Hall which have also seen her drop EPs on 20:20 Vision, Orson Records and Random Island. The momentum Annie Hall has built up in recent times carries through to a dynamic collection of productions which bring enough heft in the beats to keep the dancefloor happy while also including all manner of details in the production.\nMemories That Never Happenedbegins with the title-track, a twitchy yet wistful cut which perfectly matches its name. There's bite to the broken-beat electro pulse, growling bass and robotic declamations of \"it's Annie\", but the makeup of the track is simultaneously rather rose-tinted, particularly when some chemtrails of a synth lead enter later on. The overall effect is as thoughtful as it is stimulating, akin to the halcyon productions of Daniel Avery.\nIf 'Memories That Never Happened' is somewhat plaintive, following jam 'Problematic Tape Recorder' has the bit between its teeth from the get-go. The beat crashes and snaps, and when played off shimmering stabs of synth it all adds up to aWip3outrush that nods to both the old Rephlex Records sound as well as contemporary practitioners like Nightwave. Once again the synth lead is used lightly here, more an augmentation to the beat than the centrepiece - another demonstration of Annie Hall's ability to write with focus even when the overall intent is to move bodies in the club.\nThe energy of 'Problematic Tape Recorder' is spun in an unusual direction on 'Subsequent Experiments', the first track ofMemories That Never Happened's B-side. This cut may be the quickest on the record, but this does not mean it shouts the loudest. Indeed, 'Subsequent Experiments' may be the most ornate production here, full of shadowy sonics and a deconstructed beat running at D\u0026amp;B speed. A kind of shadowrealm version of Planet Mu's early drill \u0026amp; bass explorations crossed with UVB-76's darkside post-Metalheadz excursions, this one is an eerie thrill.\nAfter the busy 'Subsequent Experiments', Annie Hall slows down to take the EP's home straight at mid-tempo. On 'Unparalleled Comfort', keyboard stabs slide over a rhythm that's at once driving enough for the dancefloor and nuanced enough to allow little half-melodies of synth to flit around above. It's a fitting closer for this EP, almost playing like an amalgamation of the elements which made the rest ofMemories That Never Happenedso appealing.\nAnnie Hall returns to Central Processing Unit withMemories That Never Happened, an EP of masterful productions which will delight both clubbers and home-listeners.\nRIYL:µ-Ziq, Pessimist, Nightwave, Mark, Drexciya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central Processing Unit","offers":[{"title":"Black 12\"","offer_id":51245857571147,"sku":"2016265","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_662b67a4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1739228708"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/annie-hall.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}