Starkey - Space Traitor Volume 1 EP (12" vinyl)

‘Space Traitor Vol 1’ is the first of two EPs from producer Starkey. This intergalactic expedition closely follows his
acclaimed ‘Ear Drums And Black Holes’ album for Planet Mu and marks another step forward in the expansion of
his high definition, sci-fi ‘street bass’ sound. Whilst the most obvious bracket for Starkey’s output is the burgeoning
post dubstep and contemporary bass music scene, the emotion and depth of his painstakingly constructed
arrangements and parallel career in classical music helps to explain his fresh and unique output which is equally
as energising on dancefloors as it is revelatory on headphones. Starkey unites robo-funk, hard-edged hip-hop
and future dubstep to devastating effect throughout ‘Space Traitor Vol 1’. The opening atmospheric sounds of the
EP’s lead track, ‘Robot Hands’, give way to juddering beats and scything bass, inspired by the early grime sounds
the starkbot holds so dear to his studio heart. The digi-industrial feel continues on the more minimal ‘Playing
With Fire’, complete with glorious skyscraping synths, and intense head-nodder ‘Holodeck’ where an elephantine
bassline underpins crazed, looped strings. Demonstrating his increasing range and versatility as a producer,
Starkey then depressurizes the cabin for the blissful, free-floating ‘Paradise’. The song features the angelic voice
of Brighton-based vocalist and previous collaborator Anneka. The final Starkey composition is the shimmering,
widescreen ‘Lenses’ … but it doesn’t end there, as this Super-Extended-Play release is comprised of both12” vinyl
and CD plates, the latter containing all the wax tracks plus a short story (written and narrated by Starkey) set to
music which acts as a loose prologue to the EP’s themes, and adventurous remixes by Egyptrixx, Kaiser, Rudi
Zygadlo, ARP101, + Verb, and Ital Tek.

TRACKLIST:

[12”] A1 Robot Hands A2 Playing with fire B1 Holodeck B2 Paradise featuring Anneka [CD] 5
Lenses 6 Robot Hands (Egyptrixx Remix) 7 Robot Hands (Kaiser Remix) 8 Paradise (Rudi Zygadlo Remix) 9
Paradise (ARP101 Remix) 10 Paradise (+ Verb Remix) 11 Playing with Fire (Ital Tek Remix) 12 Starkbot Beats:
Space Traitor Vol 1 Narrative by Halfcast and Starkey

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