Name: Kila
Brand: Herva

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Limited edition

Release date

2015-11-27

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5055300385659

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Artist

Herva

Genre GB

House / UK Garage

Label GB

Planet Mu

Electronic music producer and software engineer, Herva, was born in 1991 and is based in Florence, Italy. With a passion for both technology and music, Herva has found the perfect balance between his two interests. As a co-founder of *ker*, he has made significant contributions to the electronic music scene.

Herva's unique sound draws inspiration from various genres including techno, experimental, and ambient. His tracks are characterized by intricate rhythms, atmospheric textures, and captivating melodies. With each release, he pushes the boundaries of electronic music and creates immersive sonic experiences.

Known for his innovative approach to production, Herva has gained recognition among fellow artists and critics alike. He shares similarities with renowned performers such as Lee Gamble, Hieroglyphic Being, Eomac, and many others who explore unconventional sounds within their compositions.

Planet Mu is an independent music label that was founded in 1995 by Mike Paradinas. Originally starting as an imprint on Virgin, the label was created to release music from artists like µ-Ziq and others who shared a similar style. However, due to Virgin's lack of success in marketing this type of music, Mike Paradinas decided to establish Planet Mu as an independent label in 1998. It is at this point that the catalog numbers for releases under the name *ZIQ* began.

Herva is the artist name of Herve Atse Corti. He lives in relative seclusion from the dance music world in the Italian countryside around Florence and is one of the most intriguing producers to work in house and techno for a while. His early musical life as a drummer, plus his extra-musical interests in engineering and electronics has informed a unique, freeform, and very tactile approach to dance music. It's house and techno that doesn't adhere to the usual influences of Detroit, Chicago or Berlin. The album he's made called 'Kila' (the Swahili word for 'everything') was put together using software and hardware that he often modifies, with a mixture of beats and samples punched in like old-school hip hop and synths and effects that give his tracks the feeling of dance music that's been teased apart, smudged and smeared. The music is relaxed and warm but simultaneously abstract and punctuated with ragged detail and gritty disruption. He's been in demand as a producer for a while now and has recently remixed Berghain resident Nick Höppner's latest release. "You hear my music, you get to see how my brain works" he says.  The album moves across tempos, from the floaty upbeat disco of 'All Good On Your Side' to the full throttle electro of 'Seat Behind Mirrors' which gently gives away to a looping Burundi vocal. Then down to the old-school hip hop and wonky ooze of 'Mistakes Dealer'. The track 'Fading Above Smoke', is held in place by a repeating drum pattern while synths and samples scrape and wrap themselves around the rhythm. 'Dust Cover' approaches the sound of early Pole, as if it had been described to him but never heard, sending digital grit and glitches across a low-slung bassline and opaque dubbed-out chords. The album finishes on the overloaded climax of 'Fog', which runs awkwardly edited samples over a loose drum tattoo, with enough restraint to keep the track flowing.

Kila

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