Fractal Architect - Minuteman EP [SMD138]

In a mass produced world where dance music is never more commonplace, UK producer, Daniel Watts, stands apart as he brings his own unique stamp of authority through his Fractal Architect production moniker. As Suffused Music continues to demonstrate a rising prominence within the underground dance industry, their 138^th release brings the “Minuteman” EP to a strong and growing fan base.

Blurring the lines between genres with his vibrant “brand of melodic electronic dance music”, Fractal Architect combines the styles of techno and house in an unrivalled mastery of his craft that remains at the vanguard of the underground scene. A man at the cutting edge of sound design, a unique passion to derive emotion from the binary world of computer technology, has seen Watts tackle the paradox head on, ever-inspired by familial bonds. A DJ at the dawn of rave culture in the early 1990s, Watts became responsible for introducing the iconic sounds of Richie Hawtin and Joey Beltram to an unsuspecting public with his DJ performances alongside Nick Warren, and Carl Cox.

Over one-hundred-and-fifty production credits to his name, the Fractal Architect sound has seen itself allied to some of the finest modern imprints and supported by leading industry tastemakers that include Argentinean maestro, Hernan Cattaneo. A debut in the shape of the “Shadowlands” EP for always-impressive melodic techno imprint, Callote, marked an incipient production career that continued to spiral ever-skywards with a raft of original work for Mirabilis, Stripped Digital and the iconic Paul Hazendonk owned, Manual Music and MNL. Most recently, the three-track “Diorma” EP for Baroque in May 2016, continues to demonstrate an impressive and growing portfolio.

Now marking a debut for Suffused Music, Fractal Architect opens his account for the label with the twin-track, “Minuteman” EP. Opening proceedings, the title track is a brooding techno offering that drives relentlessly forward with trademark genre kick and off-beat hi-hat percussion. Belying early simplicity, complex melodic sequences cascade across the stereo spectrum in dizzying analogue glory, marking a coruscating path infused with Watts’ penchant for emotion and feeling. A rich bass line adds further depth and texture in a work of genuine skill and striking production technique.

Partner track, “The Routes We Choose” continues the themes of its predecessors as a nine minute plus voyage of melodic discovery quickly hits its stride. Strong in techno credentials, chord progressions provide genuine atmosphere and emotive textures as a bouncing bass line supplies dance floor dynamism. Displaying an array of production techniques that hallmark tracks of high quality, a vocoded vocal line adds further depth in a work that builds to a scintillating zenith in the third movement as counterpoint melodies converge in dazzling fashion.

A Suffused Music debutant, Fractal Architect explodes onto the underground scene with vibrant intensity through “Minuteman”.

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