Let’s rewind a bit first though. Holy Konni’s style has been
in a continuous state of reconfiguration. There’s always been a standard ‘base
model’, but nearly every release that he’s put out has substituted various components
to form a new take on old ideas.’LET MEKILL!’, released in November 2011, featured a selection of chillout tracks,
and the following release ‘lgpt_princess’
flirted with seapunk and trip-hop. ‘Fetushouse’
fits somewhere in between.
This new styling, self-proclaimed by Konni to be the first
iteration of what he’s dubbing ‘fetushouse’, sounds exactly as the label
describes. Warm ambient tones flow fluidly through house beats with heavy
sampling and melodies reminiscent of seapunk and a short gander into trip-hop
beats on occasion. Think quiet Aphex Twin crossed with Whitely's seapunk
outings. Summer audiofied. That’s the style covered, what about the songs
themselves?
The strongest set of tracks he’s produced yet. The five songs work as a unit perfectly, leaving you begging for more (as all good EPs
should). ‘Self Portrait 19’’s juke
inspired sample work was definitely a highlight, as was the oceananarchist
throes of ‘Natalie Portman’. If anything,
the songs work so well together that my only real gripe with the release is
that the tracks weren’t presented as a single mix instead of separate tracks.
Should you download this? Of course you should. It’s Holy
Konni. It’s not just Holy Konni, it’s Holy Konni at his very best. Get hyped
for summer people!
You can grab it here! Digital downloads are $3 and you can nab a physical copy for only $7!
Tracklist:
1. Kate Moss Magic
2. Self Portrait 19
3. Vlieg Berg/Stop Nie
4. DREAM CRY BREAST LIFE
5. Natalie Reborn
You can grab it here! Digital downloads are $3 and you can nab a physical copy for only $7!
Tracklist:
1. Kate Moss Magic
2. Self Portrait 19
3. Vlieg Berg/Stop Nie
4. DREAM CRY BREAST LIFE
5. Natalie Reborn
