Common Series 01 vinyl

Shadowy Italian operation Common Series starts its life with this three track single, taking the anonymous approach and embracing analogue wizardry as a vessel for this particular strain of house and techno. "Track 1" is a dilapidated Chicago sci-fi number, all warbling synth and slow, nagging beat more suited to introspective home listening than extroverted floor rocking. "Track 2" shows off more brawn, with a malevolent bass note that dominates the track while subtle flecks of acid dart around the sturdy jack-beat in a stripped and sinewy throwdown. "Track 3" returns to the more thoughtful arrangements of the first, this time reveling in the sound of running water as a sort of benchmark for lightly bubbling melodies and scatty rivulets of beat.