RRD 30th EP 03

Description

The third chapter of Real Rock Design's 30th-anniversary series pairs two of Japan's underground heavyweights. Side A belongs to Gonno, whose catalogue spans International Feel, Beats In Space and Ostgut Ton. He delivers a 10-minute-plus funk-laden minimal groove, with dub effects, crisp percussion and acid that tightens its grip. Flip over for Chida, a Tokyo underground-house pioneer since the early 1990s, whose heavyweight kick, bubbling bassline and luminous pads sweep the floor from peak-time heat to dawn euphoria. A well-matched pair.