Geiom - Resi Claart / Stel Dum

Geiom’s full debut for Frijsfo Beats, following his remix contribution to the label’s ‘Volume 2’ collection released
earlier in the year. The Nottingham-based producer is known for approaching his own sound from a variety of
directions, reflecting multiple genres in the process. This Frijsfo 12” is doubly enticing in that it marks a new
stage of Geiom’s evolution, departing into the tempo and rhythms of half-step drum ‘n’ bass. Geiom’s music
first appeared early in the 00s on electronica labels such as City Centre Offices, Neo Ouija and Skam. A few
years later he started to feel dubstep’s gravitational attraction, coinciding with his feature in Kode9’s mix for the
influential Dubstep Allstars series. Next was the success of a series of EPs and the album ‘Island Noise’ on his own
Berkane Sol label, before approaches came from the Deep Medi, Skull Disco and Planet Mu. Recently Geiom’s
work has foregrounded a sultry UK house dimension, but for this latest material, the closest reference point is
drum ‘n’ bass’s thriving half-step sub-genre. ‘Resi Claart’ unfolds with a similar steely, Terminator-like persistence,
although instead of militantly in thrall to the grid, it’s gracefully executed. In certain ways the vibe is closer to 90s
ambient jungle, although it couldn’t be mistaken for a product of either scene – fleshed out as it is with Geiom’s
distinctive harmonies in brown, dystopian mode. B-side ‘Stel Dum’ pivots around a more melodious skeleton of
robotic calypso percussion, as its title half suggests. Gradually, the framework is stuffed increasingly generously
with digitised silk and spice textures, resembling the lush palette of ‘Island Noise’, and making for just as absorbing
a listen. Both tracks have already won support from ASC (Autonomic), Boxcutter, Autechre and West Norwood
Cassette Library.

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