Picpoul - The Feeling

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: LAB004EP
Barcode: 5053760091165
Release Date: 09 Sep 2022
Genre: Breakbeat

TRACKLIST:
A The Feeling (Extended Mix)
B1 BSP
B2 The Feeling (Radio Edit)

Labyrinth Records presents a release from mysterious London-based producer Picpoul. A distinct talent that has an abundance of experience producing dance music, and displays his genre-defying studio prowess here with a huge club three-tracker entitled ‘The Feeling’ EP.

Stepping off the precipice with the colossal title track ‘The Feeling’, where Picpoul flexes a distinct ability for crafting mind-altering sounds presented with a unique harmony amongst a super-tight arrangement. Funky clavinet chords swell across a splashing breakbeat with interjections of throbbing synth bass and nano-slivers of vocals diced in for good measure. The pinnacle of ‘The Feeling’ comes via a monumental build-up where vocoder vocals and cascading breaks amass at a critical point. 'The Feeling' is a track with a grungy bassline and rolling breaks that should appeal to the heads but equally has a vibrancy and sparkle that genuinely has crossover potential in the mainstream. For this reason, the EP includes an extended version and radio edit.

‘BSP’, on the flip, takes a techier approach, where Picpoul's love for breakbeats continues with glitching effects and a clear nod to the forefathers of Jungle music with a swelling 808 bassline throughout. A multitude of interlocking polyrhythms pan out towards a breakdown of time-stretching vocals, warping SFX, and shimmering percussion.

PRESS/ONLINE: Resident Advisor review: "From the slippery vocoder vocals to the well-timed piano that kicks it all up a notch, it's euphoria layered on top of euphoria in the tasteful tradition of Four Tet or Caribou, but with its own flavour: joyous but restrained, like savoring the little moments that make life good."

RADIO: NTS support (Moxie) and Triple J support (Australia)