In a Digital Audio Workstation world producers have more tools at their disposal than ever before, with a seemingly endless supply of plug-ins to help create anything the mind imagines. It can lead to analysis paralysis, as anyone who’s tested out a series of possible kickdrums can attest, but electronic music still sounds most vital when the rhythms are fiery and the arrangement pops.
Guedra Guedra’s second album is an exhilarating fusion of African sounds with intricate beats, drawing inspiration from techno, breakbeat and old-school electro.
The percussion of ‘Calling Out’ is initially stark and bass-heavy, as various ticking, knocking sounds interact with pattering hi-hats and a drum-machine cowbell. When the track’s vocal…
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