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Tim Engelhardt – Everything Is All You Have [Poker Flat Recordings] OUT NOW

by Shlomi Biton June 8, 2015

Tim Engelhardt – the wunderkind from We- sterwald, who first came to attention at the age of 16 under the tutelage of Andreas Lindemann – spreads his wings on Poker Flat with a trio of highly cultured techno tracks. After an impressive stream of re- leases and remixes over the last few years, this is the sound of an artist attaining maturity.

‘Everything Is All You Have’ evokes ear- ly Orbital and the spaciousness of Ba- sic Channel, as Engelhardt layers fine-ly wrought and subtly blended musical ele- ments. It’s a magically hypnotic groove on headphones and speaker stacks alike.

The title track is accompanied by a brilliant SHOW-B remix, that comes in a slightly te- chier vein and strips down the original to add subtle beat layers and a punshier feel.

Last up, the ethereal ‘Isa’ marries deeper bass to snickering percussion before buil- ding to an intricately funky, contrapuntal riff. Nebulous clouds of ambient synth evo- ke visions of low mountains silhouetted by setting suns: testimony to the stunning local landscapes that have inspired Westerwald’s other famous techno son, Dominik Eulberg.

Here, in collaboration with AUTM, the migh- ty wobbling bass of ‘Soul In Arp’ is paving the way for a high-definition motorik groo- ve that’s simultaneously deadly deep and feather light. Glowing surges of synth add a sunrise feel before a massive crescendo heralds a taut, gritty climax.

Ambitious, accomplished and growing with every release, Engelhardt is surely destined for great things.

Released by: Poker Flat Recordings

Release date: 8 June 2015