In ‘Hunter’, John strips the elements back to the essentials: a kick, a snare and some judiciously deployed samples. A decayed synth sweeps back and forth, while a menacing vocal snippet sets the scene for sci-fi dystopia, and there’s a blunted bass stab just before the down-beat that propels you forward like an alien cattle-prod. It’s spacious and claustrophobic at the same time, as if the open sky is teeming with extra-terrestrial threats.
credits
from Penitent Man EP,
released February 10, 2012
Produced by John Matrix. Mastered by Shane at Finyl Tweek. Copyright Inna Riddim 2011.
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