peverelist: pulse

Five years since his last solo outing, Peverelist makes a very welcome return on his own label for Livity Sound's 60th release. Having focused on expanding the innovative scope of Livity through a prolific release schedule, frequent label nights and the tenth anniversary Molten Mirrors compilation (LIVITY 049CD, 2021), on the Pulse EP, Pev delivers on his reputation for inventive, sharply-focused club music with four lean, focused club tracks across the tempo range. From the crooked formation and pointillist bleeps of "Pulse I" through the light-footed percussion and airy melodies of "Pulse II" to the strafing techno synths of "Pulse III" and the surefooted, bass-loaded house jack of "Pulse IV", it's an EP of variation and consistency in equal measure. From the infectious, alien melodic lines to the elegant angles of the drums, not to mention the weighty subs, it's all strikingly fresh and unmistakably Pev.