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Hands Free – Restless E.P [Faceless Recordings]

by Admin March 14, 2014

This April will see Faceless Recordings return its fourth release, this time courtesy of Dallas based producer Hands Free who delivers his ‘Restless’ EP.

Newcomer Hands Free is one of the finest young exports coming from stateside of late, stepping onto the scene in 2013 with a string of remixes, the Washington DC born, now Dallas based artist well and truly made his mark. Here we see Hands Free deliver his first extended player via Silky, Barber and Climbers Faceless Recordings imprint, showcasing in further detail his hypnotic, electronic sound. The young talent will also be joining the Faceless crew for their marathon Miami WMC event in March to unveil his skills as a DJ, as well as a producer.

Opening the single is title track ‘Restless’, a dropped-tempo psychedelic cut, fuelled by bubbling atmospherics, organic rhythms and growling sub bass. Hands Free displays his production skills radiantly with this opener, as he skilfully blends and multilayers deep analogue melodies and chuggy bass tones, while subtle nuances in the groove make for an ever-enticing listen.

Following is ‘Courderoy’, which embraces a similar trippy aesthetic, Hands Free employs sonorous bass, swirling echoes and a general dubbed-out feel throughout the composition, to create a smooth, subtle and refined record with an ever-evolving and progressive structural approach. Then finally to round of the package we have ‘Tranquillizer’, as the name would suggest the feel of the record tips you into a pensive, dream-like state with its mesmeric melodies, things remain beatless for the initial few minutes though the piece certainly packs a punch as things advance, with the raw bass stabs and expansive atmospheres generating an early hours dark room vibe, closing the release in style.

Hands Free’s ‘Restless’ EP is out on Faceless Recordings 23rd April 2014.

Tracklist
1. Restless
2. Courderoy
3. Tranquillizer