Detroit-bred and Berlin-based electro pioneer DJ Stingray beams out four mind benders for a 2021 relaunch of his own label Micron Audio. Available digitally and on 180g vinyl, Molecular Level Solutions embody forward-thinking warehouse music and Stingray’s signature Detroit electro style as the label has become known for over the past decade since its inception.
“Bioplastics” starts off the long-awaited release full of otherworldly textures and boisterous sound design, such as supermassive sub bass whooshes and sinister atmospheres. The tight yet full kick drum moves the broken beat along its journey through the netherworld, providing a constant grounding among the lunacy that ensues in the <5 minute track.
Next up “Construction Materials from Organic Waste” creeps in like a bad trip, with disoriented evolving granular delays and a tin can industrial snare drum in the forefront of this short four minute number. Low key bleeps and bloops run rampant in the background losing and regaining their timing to give off more discombobulation in this trippy endeavor. DJ Stingray shows he hasn’t lost his touch for electrifying the audience with the unpredictable.
“Carbon Neutral Fuels” starts off the B-side with another fresh take on Stingray’s warehouse electro sound. The four minute track is packed to the brim with originality– chock full of recurring basslines and bassy tones that come and go behind creepy insectoid-like sound fx in the high frequencies. The peaks and valleys arrive and disperse at will, taking the energy from bouncy and vibratious to dreary and comatose at the flick of a switch, keeping listeners on their toes throughout.
Completing the outstanding return of the Micron Audio imprint is the final track “Enzymatic Detergents.” It ups the ante on energetic dancefloor material. A spacey 90’s influenced digital synth line rules the high end while the listener grasps the effervescent rhythm that will ensue til the end. The constant dance groove does no degradation to the mesmerizing qualities of the rest of the record, as the musical elements surrounding it evolve and change up throughout, making it a perfect finale to a truly original release.
Molecular Level Solutions is available on most streaming platforms and bandcamp in digital or vinyl format.
-Kai Loo
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