Stream: CHLLNGR & Doctor Echo “Hidden Tracks” (exclusive)

24 Sep 2013 — Henning Lahmann

Last week, we featured a remix by Copenhagen-based, Sacramento-born native and Time No Place affiliate Steven Jess Borth II aka CHLLNGR, wondering about the direction the young producer might be headed after 2011's Haven and last year's compelling EP Datter. Quite surprisingly, the answer arrives in the form of a collaboration with fellow California native Doctor Echo, a 27-minute mini album of sorts named Hidden Tracks. The piece's mood is indicated by the claustrophobic, uncanny cover art: the ten seamlessly linked tracks unfold a nocturnal, urban nightmarish atmosphere, with dub-heavy textures held together by piercing, insistent rhythms, occasionally enriched by unexpected guitar patterns or synth effects. Hidden Tracks makes no effort to hide its sombre sentiment, which makes the album a perfect companion for the looming days of fall.

Hidden Tracks is out on Anicca Records. Stream it in full below.