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Sote's "Neuroenhancer" Could Affect Your Brain Chemistry

The Iranian producer is set to release a 10" for REPITCH on Friday June 30.
Sadaf Azadehfar

The Iranian producer Sote (born Ata Ebtekar) has spent the better part of the last two decades composing and lecturing on experimental electronic music. Earlier this year he released a new collection of wily tracks for the up-and-coming experimental label Ge-Stell that he aimed at "the brain [in order to] to send movement signals to the rest of the body." But on an upcoming 10" for Repitch he digs deep into his trove of unreleased tunes, unearthing a pair of tracks from the mid 90s that demonstrate his meditations on rave music.

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On "Neuroenhancer," the A-side, he approaches tropes from techno, jungle, and EBM with an academic eye, examining their structure and repurposing them into otherwise unseen shapes. The few seconds even sound like a slowed down version of the thumping, overdriven bass found in gabber, until you realize it's only going to get more grim and dissonant. He concurrently creates and destroys, two actions that are coexist rather than compete, resulting in a wonderful ruckus that you can't help but rubberneck at.

Look out for the 10" coming June 30th, but until then you can stream "Neuroenhancer" below.

The Iranian producer Sote (born Ata Ebtekar) has spent the better part of the last two decades composing and lecturing on experimental electronic music. Earlier this year he released a new collection of wily tracks for the up-and-coming experimental label Ge-Stell that he aimed at "the brain [in order to] to send movement signals to the rest of the body." But on an upcoming 10" for Repitch he digs deep into his trove of unreleased tunes, unearthing a pair of tracks from the mid 90s that demonstrate his meditations on rave music.

On "Neuroenhancer," the A-side, he approaches tropes from techno, jungle, and EBM with an academic eye, examining their structure and repurposing them into otherwise unseen shapes. The few seconds even sound like a slowed down version of the thumping, overdriven bass found in gabber, until you realize it's only going to get more grim and dissonant. He concurrently creates and destroys, two actions that are coexist rather than compete, resulting in a wonderful ruckus that you can't help but rubberneck at.

Look out for the 10" coming June 30th, but until then you can stream "Neuroenhancer" below.