dj jes: closer to freedom

Tardis Records' Eli Verveine and Oscar Schubaq have asked DJ Jes from Chicago to perform his West Coast-inflected house magic. The fourth release on the Zurich/Berlin-based label embodies a unique style all Jes' own: there's that mesmerizing, dubby and tribalistic disposition, chromatic and slightly outside the box. Propelled by whipping drums and twisted moods, "Closer to Freedom" proves to be an irresistible and cleverly-conceived shaker. "Echoes" delves into acoustic space-time and dribbles by way of percussive straightforwardness. Lastly, "Difficult" is a metallically-clad and sharply hissing bass monster, briefly steering into a safe haven of jazzy chords.