Jahtari Riddim Force
Farmer In The Sky / Depth Charge

Cover art for Farmer In The Sky / Depth Charge by Jahtari Riddim Force Description: 7" on Bastard Jazz
Format: 7" (vinyl)
Genre(s): Electronica / IDM
Label: Bastard Jazz
Price:
£4.99
Availability: Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

4Rating: 4
...according to our on 05 June 2008.

Fans of Disrupt will no doubt dig this Jahtari Riddim Force 7" on Bastard Jazz. 'Farmer in The Sky' is the work of aforementioned Brooklyn producer and is lazy summer skanker that'll have you looking for your Rizlas. It's a gentle little rhythm with subtle dubwise effects creeping slowly into the mix until it fills up with lots of little details happening. 'Depth Charge' is somewhat of a head-nodder with cool computer sounds and samples. The way this guy uses vintage 8 and 16-bit sounds on electronic reggae tracks is nothing new but I think he's a very good producer as this 7" proves. The Disrupt 'Foundation Bit' album is now available on vinyl too.

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What their label says...

Coming from Liepzig, Germany’s Jahtari Camp comes a brand new 7” in a brand new style from Brooklyn’s Bastard Jazz Recordings. Produced by the one Disrupt, (whose 2007 Foundation Bit album on the UK’s Werk label was a huge hit last year, garnering tons of attention from the blogosphere and international publications alike) and his partner Rootah – we proudly present the first ever vinyl release of the Jahtari Riddim Force…and what you hear is the result of when analogue gear pushed to its limits clashes with a sensi-circuit-bent Laptop...

"Farmer In The Sky" comes along with a laid back but tricky bass pattern, hypnotically driven offbeats, a great organ line by these dub navigators, and generally lots of surprises up the sleeve of your virtual space suit. All that while giving a nod to Robert A. Heinlein's classic SciFi-novel of the same title.

On side B "Depth Charge" lifts off full force with deep echo madness, wide explosions in 3D, basslines coming straight from a Black Hole and crunchy 8bit-Gamma-rays from beyond the dibbi dibbi rings of Saturn! Watch that tape hiss on your intercom!