Joe Davies aka DJ Assam makes a welcome return to Smallville following his \u2018Shields In Full Sunlight\u2019 LP with the \u2018Pardon My Late Response\u2019 EP. The past decade has seen DJ Assam releasing material for the likes of (his own imprint) Lehult, that he runs with a few friends, KANN Records, Super Tuff and Smallville Records sub-label Down by the Lake, as well as Djing regularly at hotspots across Europe and beyond. Last year he made his debut on Smallville appearing under his own name- Joe Davies with a long player project. Here he returns with more of his distinctive deep and hypnotic style on a new EP for Smallville. Up first on the package is \u2018Errol Dub\u2019, a six minute journey traversing through bouncy bass tones, airy chords, crisp shuffled percussion and modulating synth lines before \u2018Unknown\u2019 dives deeper via a reduced rhythm section, acid synth bleeps, soft bell tones and subtly nuanced atmospherics. Opening the flip-side \u20181234 Love\u2019 captures a more raw aesthetic with saturated drums at its core while an amalgamation of modulating synth licks and ethereal pads ebb and flow throughout. The Frankfurt Mix of \u2018Hi Life\u2019, known from Joe’s mesmerizing Smallville album, rounds out the release, journeying into dub territory courtesy of spiralling echoes and slowly unfurling chords underpinned by a bumpy off-kilter drum groove.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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