Having risen the ranks of the cult Pictures imprint through Kompakt, Dauwd arrives on Ninja Tune's electronica-focused Technicolour sub-label with a sterling full-length Theory Of Colours.
Much like Techni's Jay Daniels album from a few months back, Dauwd's long player moves a classic sound into bold, newly rounded shapes. Where his Kompakt and Pictures releases were a cross of low-fi beats and deep house rhythms, Theory Of Colours extracts these styles and adds a layer of trip-hop style fuzz to the album. This mix calls to mind the work of Lee Gamble on the bubbling techno of title track Theory of Colours, while the mid-morning shuffle of Glass Jelly is pure Sound Signature in effect. His love of Terry Riley and Raymond Scott while drawing parallels between hazy Detroit house and early German Krautrock.
Brilliant debut!
