Hymen Records
Hymen Records was founded in June 1997 to present rough technoïd & ambient music. Get infected by our sonic exploration. Hymen is a "sister label" and subsidiary of Ant-Zen.
... read moreLittle is known about Ove-Naxx, a mysterious and extremely talented young musician from Japan's highly-evolved electronica scene. When asked for biographical materials, he simply replies: "dirty monkey from Osaka Japan". Ove-Naxx is pioneering a delirious take on raggamuffin drum & bass and post-modern nipponese pop. Catchy synth melodies buzz inside fast-moving thickets of percussion. Reggae and video-game music are an obvious influence, as are Japanese harmonic systems. The overall sound can be compared to artists such as Venetian Ssnares, DJ /rupture, or Squarepusher, but Ove-Naxx's superb production has a voice all its own. Since 2002 he has produced well-received releases such as an EP on DJ /rupture's Soot label and a split album with fellow breakcore prankster Jason Forrest.
For Hymen Records, Massive Swingin' mpc2000 is a quite unusual release: the format (our first 10"), the artwork (check it out on your own!) and also the sound itself. Straight beats are combined/compromised by sudden breaks, randomly-set little melodies, easy-listening rip offs, funk guitars, jazzy bass lines and voice samples (you will never will know where they're from)... It sounds crazy, but hell Ove knows what he's doing - "ccccssss" is a perfect example: low-fi keyboards meet high tight straight beats that mesh with a ragga-voice - it will work perfectly for a party at 4:00 a.m..
The tracks are 'selected tunes from 2003-2005', as Ove says: a truly fine selection, a very unique record, a pleasant time is guaranteed for all - enjoy!
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