Released in conjunction with an essential 'Best Of' album that charts a decade at the cutting edge of electronic music, Patrick Chardronnet serves up two fresh cuts on Audiomatique - ample testimony that his power to mesmerise and surprise in equal measure remains undimmed.
'Wobbler' marries spring-loaded, tub-thumping kick drums, a scything synth repetition, a throbbing bass and distant Hitchcockian strings to deeply hypnotic effect. A side-winding motif descends and ascends seductively, plunging you into an immersive, bobbing trance state.
'Slowmo' is a contrasting lesson in meditative deep house. An amalgamation of layered bass and synth pulses, fragile crackle and unfussy percussive detail slowly builds to a saturated climax. Clocking in at a downtempo 108 bpm, it's a sign that Chardronnet has no intention of resting on his laurels, committed to exploring new styles and sonic realms.