Spring Edition - Mushroom online

16 MUSIC
Mr. Peculiar
New album: Alternate Worlds
Hard to pigeonhole this one: one moment
it’s funky and uplifting, the next
it’s deep and hypnotic. Sometimes it’s
sunlit, sometimes it’s nocturnal. It’s
very humorous, but also has a very
sensible soul.
It’s the new album by Mr. Peculiar. Well,
that explains a lot! Obviously the Australian
producer once again does what he became
famous for: he delivers a pleasant surprise.
Its name is “Alternate Worlds” and the probably
most appropriate description would
be intelligent Psy Trance music for a variety
of different dance floor atmospheres.
It was 2002 when Dustin Bint from Melbourne presented
his first album under the moniker Mr. Peculiar. At that
point he already had a long history as a producer, being
involved in various projects from Hip Hop to Drum’n’Bass
to Chill Out and Downbeat. Now another 10 years have
passed and the 5th album sounds like Mr. Peculiar is
doing his thing with an ease that only comes with
experience.
It’s not a big surprise that “Alternate Worlds” comes on
Hadra Records, since its both refined and independent
character perfectly matches the recent music policy of
the French label. This year’s release schedule is very
promising: there is Dark Psy on the debut album of Cubic
Spline, IDM and Breakbeats on Digidep’s “Galaxy Falls”
there is also the Ethno Trance of Secret Vibes. Not to
forget about Hadra festival end of August which received
amazing feedback last year!
www.hadra.net
Roberdo
Mr. Peculiar
Mal nächtlich und
hypnotisch, mal sonnig
und funky: Auf seinem 5. Album
legt sich der australische
Mr. Peculiar nicht fest und
sorgt für angenehme Überraschungen.
„Alternate Worlds“
nennt sich das Werk und
strahlt trotz seinen treibenden
Rhythmen eine experimentierfreudige
Gelassenheit aus,
wie sie nur Produzenten mit
langjähriger Erfahrung haben.
So passt das Album sehr gut
zur aktuellen Release-Politik
von Hadra Records. Beim französischen
Label stehen dieses
Jahr noch andere spannende
Geschichten ins Haus, z.B.
Digidep, Cubic Spline oder
Secret Vibes. Und dann ist da
natürlich noch das Hadra
Festival…