Premiere: A1 – Liou – Night Warrior [REVOLT!009]

Athens imprint REVOLT! has always been a beacon of quality in the Greek house and tech house sphere. With standout releases from the likes of G.U.S. and more recently Noerk, the label returns to form with their upcoming EP. For their next outing, they welcome fellow Greek artist Liou to the fold with a four-track EP that enriches their already solid reputation.

It is full power from the beginning as our premiere track “Night Warrior” leaps out of the blocks with an undulating 303 bassline that is quickly joined by a rib-shaking break riddim. As the title suggests the twilight vibes soon creep in but the energy levels remain peak, but the witching hour is harnessed nicely by the paddy synths and chimney synths. Making for an interestingly mystic sound palette “Night Warrior” also recalls early acid-house memories too but with a seriously thumping update.

“Dark Matter” is a much more solemn affair with pitched-down bass tones a plenty, garbled vocal clips and an arpeggiating synth that elevates the track above the brooding synths that threaten to encapsulate the whole track. “Atom” is darker still but, the knack that Liou seems to have figured out a long time ago is to appeal to a broad section of the floor there are many elements succinctly coupled together to offer that much-needed balance of emotions. 

Rounding things off nicely is a the bang workout “Equinox” and again, the bassline can be as dark as needed and the kicks as upfront and thumping as possible, but if there is a musical aspect that operates at the upper end of the octaves then the balance can be found. This is exactly where this EP excels as it has almost everything you could want from a peak time club EP and we are sure “Night Warrior” EP will find its way into many record bags based on this premise.

You can pre-order the EP now from One Eye Witness.

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