Description
2023, 12″ EP, Under the Radar. Grey marbled vinyl.
2023 marks the tenth anniversary of Darren Woollard’s debut release as DAWL. Since then, he’s carved out his own niche as a maker of blisteringly good, retro-futurist blends of breakbeat hardcore, bleep, acid and electro. This trademark sound comes to the fore on opener ‘Hear This’, where alien bleeps, soundman samples and rushing riffs ride sweat-soaked breakbeat, before coming into sharper focus on the warped, analogue-rich, LFO-influenced bleep shuffle of ‘Dark Chemistry’. Woollard adds a touch of funk to proceedings on energetic bleep and breaks workout ‘Mindtrix’, before once more reaching for dial-tone melodies, deep and dubby bass and clattering machine drums on killer closing cut ‘I Control The Energy’.
