Name: Beware Of Shells
Brand: Rrose

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

EAUX1191

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-11-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Kudos

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5050580704305

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Total Cap

1 / 12" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Rrose

Genre GB

Techno / Electro

Label GB

Eaux

Rrose is an enigmatic artist known for their hypnotic and experimental approach to techno music. With a sound that combines elements of ambient, industrial, and dub, Rrose has carved out a unique space in the electronic music scene.

Similar artists to Rrose include Shifted, Answer Code Request, SHXCXCHCXSH, Reeko, Developer, Karenn, Polar Inertia, Abdulla Rashim, Ancient Methods, Voices from The Lake, Function, Vril,
Donato Dozzy,
Forward Strategy Group,
Silent Servant,
Xhin,
Inigo Kennedy,
Sascha Rydell,
Peter Van Hoesen,
and Szare.

Whether performing live or DJing in clubs around the world,Rrose's sets are characterized by deep grooves and intricate rhythms that transport listeners to another dimension. Their productions have garnered critical acclaim and can be found on esteemed labels such as Sandwell District and Eaux.

The California-born, London-based producer Rrose is well known for taking dancefloor techno into the uncharted depths of experimentalism and psychedelia while also paying homage to artists of the 20th century avant-garde such as Marcel Duchamp, James Tenney, and Eliane Radigue.

"Beware of Shells" (the first solo Rrose release of 2018) is a diverse five track EP that goes to extremes of both aggression and tranquility while remaining strangely cohesive. The EP opens with machine gun bass drums that slowly disintegrate into a swirl of undulating tones and ghostly resonances. Next comes "Incisors" - the most solidly dancefloor track of the EP - which establishes a primal, skeletal rhythmic base upon which snake-like analog synth lines interweave in unpredictable ways. "The Swelling" follows with a short, sparse study in feedback, bent into uneasy melodic patterns. Side B opens with a previously unreleased 2013 remix of the Los Angeles band Deathday, and is perhaps Rrose's most overtly "industrial" track to date, with buzzing, dissonant synth tones that sound somewhere between a foghorn and a distorted guitar. The EP finishes on a contemplative note with "Pecking Order," a microtonal, ritualistic affair conjuring the spirit of Wendy Carlos's little-known masterpiece "Beauty in the Beast."

Beware Of Shells

Music GB