Jesus, make some room, Vatican Shadow. You’re no longer the only electronic artist choosing to use war and militarism as inspirations for your music, even if the Copenhagen-based “Club Prince” Kid Antoine does seem to be doing so with less of a ferocious reaction. Antoine told The FADER last week that the basis for the title track on his new EP was more an effort in introspection, as it wrestled with the “dichotomy between military fetishism learned via my experience with war simulators at a young age and later a genuine disgust at the act of war.” Less obvious in the music itself, the EP is more about a personal coming to terms… a lot of war video games are based on real events, after all.
Salvaging that downward turn: Proximity is out March 16 on Her Records, and lucky me for having listened to it already! The almost minimalism of the release is like a breath of fresh air given the simultaneously clear grime influence. Bludgeoning people with beats has gotten tired from this writer’s perspective; thanks Kid Antoine for fitting me with a respirator.
**Relaxed sigh**
Proximity tracklisting:
01. Recon
02. Proximity
03. Motion Sensor
04. Airburst
05. Recon (MM Remix)
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