Descent "Round Midnight / Tempura"

After many successful releases on Release, Tune Inn and Fade, Los Angelos based producer Eyal, returns under his Descent moniker with this release "Tempura" / "Round Midnight" on Chris Fortier´s Fade Records. From breaks on one side to straights on the other, Descent gives us a bit of both flavors of beat, but the soul that is captured on this 12” is pure. These are songs for reflection.

“Tempura” is a breaks beauty that has struck me with its mesmerizing ethereal message. “Tempura´s” tale begins with a super funky set of breaks. Don´t get too settled on that flavor though as something dramatic happens and the story told here takes a different shape, a more serious shape. Still built on a funky foundation, “Tempura” doesn´t stop there. It is continuously evolving. Once the sorrowful sounds of man are heard later in the track, the songs heart pours out, and this is where I was struck with its beauty. This track is a 10 in my book.

“Round Midnight” is more of a straight shooter than “Tempura”. It is full of spacey ambience and sample mastery and takes control of every contour of the room when played over a loud soundsystem. It seems to be built with the larger room, peak time of night in mind. “Round Midnight” is a great track on its own, and makes a solid addition to “Tempura.”

Keep an eye on Descent as he has recently remixed Mike Hiratzka and Justin Scott Dixon´s “Two Worlds” for Propulsion Records. As for Fade Records, label owner and world renowned DJ Chris Fortier will be mixing a compilation for the label due out in late spring.