
Bravura are pleased to welcome Ojon 'Jonathan' Kusuma for the label's third release. The versatility showcased on the 'Waves Form' EP perfectly summarises the Indonesian producer's multi-faceted output.
From his retro-futuristic excursions as one half of psychedelic disco duo Space System for Optimo Music, Love International and Pizzico Nobel, to the off-kilter leftfield house deconstructions under Jonathan Kusuma for his own Space.Rec. label, Ojon consistently manages to deliver forward-looking dance music that at times feels as earthy and acoustic as it does electronic.
Opening track 'Blob' sets the tone in classic Kusuma style - clattering percussion and dubby electronics develop around a driving house groove, punctuated by gigantic bursts of analog power. An echoey vocal chop and a discordant Rhodes chord add to the tension, building towards the cowbell-laden finale. Title track 'Waves Form' tells a different story, with layers of lush chords and dusty atmospherics gliding above hypnotic bass sequences and crisp drum programming, as subtle sound design draws us ever deeper into the track's trance-inducing pulse. On 'Re-alignment', Kusuma sets an urgent, bubbling house bass to Kraftwerk-esque synth zaps and drum patterns to create cold, sparse future-funk with an industrial edge.
The package is completed with an expansive deep dancefloor reworking of 'Waves Form' courtesy of newcomers Bedouin Traxx, building upon the original's lush soundscapes with dub techno splashes and marching drum machines.
From his retro-futuristic excursions as one half of psychedelic disco duo Space System for Optimo Music, Love International and Pizzico Nobel, to the off-kilter leftfield house deconstructions under Jonathan Kusuma for his own Space.Rec. label, Ojon consistently manages to deliver forward-looking dance music that at times feels as earthy and acoustic as it does electronic.
Opening track 'Blob' sets the tone in classic Kusuma style - clattering percussion and dubby electronics develop around a driving house groove, punctuated by gigantic bursts of analog power. An echoey vocal chop and a discordant Rhodes chord add to the tension, building towards the cowbell-laden finale. Title track 'Waves Form' tells a different story, with layers of lush chords and dusty atmospherics gliding above hypnotic bass sequences and crisp drum programming, as subtle sound design draws us ever deeper into the track's trance-inducing pulse. On 'Re-alignment', Kusuma sets an urgent, bubbling house bass to Kraftwerk-esque synth zaps and drum patterns to create cold, sparse future-funk with an industrial edge.
The package is completed with an expansive deep dancefloor reworking of 'Waves Form' courtesy of newcomers Bedouin Traxx, building upon the original's lush soundscapes with dub techno splashes and marching drum machines.
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