Birth
Ly ChenG Birth EP
Union Jack Records 028
Formed in early 2010, Union Jack Records has been a consistent source of top-shelf musical offerings, With an ear for up-and-coming producers from all parts of the globe, Union Jack has quickly planted its flag as the go-to label for the deeper, funkier, groovier side of electronic dance music.
UJR's latest EP, Ly ChenG's Birth, a three-track release embodying everything the label has stood for throughout the years, while adding a notably dark element to the sounds. Birth also marks a departure from the Peru-based producers earlier work, most notably his debut EP, Dirty Games a more upbeat, airy affair.
Birth opens with the title track, a nearly eight minute production born to bless the darkest of dance floors. Beginning with a single, short, repeated melody, ChenG quickly, yet gradually, adds literal bells and whistles, before blanketing the track with a single, drawn out synth note and creating a sonic tension, broken only by the sudden inclusion of