[Four:Twenty Recordings]

As Cherry, Teruyuki Kurihara’s debut EP for the Four:Twenty imprint may not have scored much of a blip on the techno radar when it was released mid-way through last year, but his follow up effort, the World Waits EP, should register some more deserving attention for the Tokyo producer. Keenly focussed on the emotive layering of melody, Cherry nevertheless fuels his tracks with plenty of kinetic groove. “When the Truth Is” tracks chiming, Detroit infused techno through wandering pathways of euphony, passed through bursts of steamy noise and rough shod wooden percussion. The relentless high notes figure in to the track like Robert Hood style minimalism played out in long form, though each element is scuffed up around the edges, taking the shine off that distinctive Hood chrome plated feel. Kurihara’s hard whiplash claps slam the opening track into overdrive and bounce off the wistful melodies, giving them more onus, not allowing them to succumb to their own precious beauty.

Restless organs sweep back and forth through the sci-fi infused echo box of the title track as if they are searching for something, while space critters cry in the night, howling at a dozen orbiting moons. The bass line is rooted in classic deep house, providing a moment of simplicity in contrast to the drawn out release of never ending chord sequences. Built lovingly over twelve and a half minutes, “World Waits” is a gradual, gentle track that nonetheless hits with a surprising force via its tightly compressed kicks and rounded bass.
Ada takes “World Waits” and applies a dry, reductive hypnosis to the track, reversing some of the sounds and purging extraneous parts of the melody to present a dry ice dance floor killer that burrows into elements of Detroit funk. All told a highly impressive release from Cherry with Ada’s remix providing the extra namesake on top.