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Life Gamble / 12​:​09

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VERSION 010 Orson - Life Gamble / 12:09

"Orson and his Version label, party and crew are dubstep traditionalists turned alchemists, reshaping the genre while retaining its core identity. Orson's latest release picks up where its last two records left off, coaxing dubstep into new sectors without making tracks that sound "like hybrids," as Will Lynch said in his review of Version 7. The tenth Version EP does it even better, applying dubstep patterns to tempos more associated with techno and house.
"Life Gamble" fastens a dubstep rhythm to a meaty bassline. The delay processing and vocal samples hint at old-school DMZ, but its rippling synths are more Chain Reaction. "12:09" perfects a trick that Orson also used on "Production House", trying dubstep at house tempo. This time the track is more ghostly and menacing, the kick-snare pattern landing with the lumbering gait of Frankenstein's monster. The LFOs wobble like it's 2007, but the slower tempo feels fresh. Releases like this prove dubstep has plenty of life left."
© Andrew Ryce/Resident Advisor www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/23098

"Creep. Creep. Creep. Stick to the shadows. Gradually inch forward. Carefully peer around that corner. Try to keep as quiet as the steam rising up from the manhole. This is stealth mode. You’re flying slow and low under the radar. The way this track is moving? That’s the way you need to be.
Every movement, even the slightest titter, of Orson’s “12:09” seems intensely considered. There isn’t a false step or hair out of place in the seven minutes that the Berlin producer’s track slithers about. He’s seemingly engineered dubstep for the soundtrack to a Splinter Cell or Metal Gear game. It’s made for tailing a suspicious character through the city streets at 2 am or 12:09 I suppose. “12:09” is the sort of tune where you feel each percussive strike and bass hit because anything disrupting this quietude is monumental. You take note. And pay attention to every detail."
© All Fresh Sounds allfreshsounds.wordpress.com/2018/09/24/orson-1209/

"Orson marks the tenth entry to his Berlin-based label Version with his own two-track EP. The German is known for playing a big part in introducing Düsseldorf to early dubstep, most notably bringing Mala to the country during the genre’s infancy back in the mid-2000s. The label, meanwhile, has previously seen the likes of Agrippa and Benny Ill offer their take on the British sound. “Life Gamble” comes in bottom-heavy. Gnarling nuances of the genre’s mid-noughties characteristics beam throughout the chassis from the off, but its the polished, warm low-end that really give the piece its persona. In terms of percussion, the track remains stripped back, though evolving pads and the dub-centric vocal keep things moving. The flip presents another jam made for basement sessions; “12:09” is nigh on seven minutes of dubstep minimalism done right. While the main drum body of the work rarely moves, it does well to hold together the subby wub of the bass line which really takes on a mind of its own. Satisfying sub crescendos are complemented by perfectly placed breaks and intermissions. The latest from the Version camp is staggering and confident in kind."
© Truants truantsblog.com/2018/sundays-best-pt-lxii/

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released October 19, 2018

written, produced and mixed by Orson Sieverding at studio112, Berlin
mastered by Mike Grinser at Man Made Mastering, Berlin

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