You have your happy robots, Kraftwerk and Daft Punk, and then you have that which lurks on the periphery – the darker strict machines. That’s where Byetone and the raster-noton label’s stern German discipline come in. Byetone’s production style presents sequences of micro-noise with nanosurgical precision. Serious groove demands focused attention with no time for foolishness. A stripped aesthetic, robot costumes are wasteful. This is black t-shirt and LED panel music projected at deafening levels in a Berlin basement. Hisses and pops put you in a hard 122 bpm pocket. Obey.
Byetone’s “Morning†can be found on the Bleep:10 compilation .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDtrndbJgcQ
https://bleep.com/release/50183-various-artists-bleep10