Aleqs Notal & Modern House Quintet - Split EP

Syncrophone presents the very first vinyl release from Aleqs Notal’s label : Industrial Light. This premiere sees Notal partnering up with long time friend and fellow producer Modern House Quintet. Throughout four tracks – two from each musician – this release dives into several sub-genres of electronic music and provides four compelling songs.

On the A1 side, Message from the P opens up the record with a classical Notal’s signature sounds : Ron-Trent-ish pad and organ samples, supported by additional snares and several lines of hi-hats. This delicate House track, with its acid line chord core is perfect to open up a set.

A2 Drinking Workers sees Notal weave his hi-hats patterns around a typical Detroit-House bass line. Architected and thought like scratches (due to his hip-hop background), hi-hats set the tone and enhance the track as a back-and-forth game with the bass, contributing to the overall depth of the song. Once again, Notal shows his creativity about blending different sub-genres into a single track. 

On the flip side, Modern House Quintet presents two very different tracks (although both are clearly made for the floors). B1 Nadrezacalenis associates several layers of shakers and subtle hi-hats – combined with percussion – in order to emphasize the lush rhodes chords and, later, the entrancing vibraphone notes. 

Last but not least, B2 Dioskouron is clearly a track for a peak time moment. With its Detroit-techno atmosphere, its TR-909 drums pattern, its textures (the discreet, yet there, pad) and its pace, DJs can rely on this great addition for an ideal 3 AM set to see heads nod and bodies swing. 

As for all the previous I.L releases, artwork is made by JN/WL.

• Release Information
• Label Industrial Light
• Format 12"
• Country France
• Released March 2024
• Style House, Deep House, Deep Techno