Elephant & Castle “The Grey Area (Houses Remix)”
Oakland producer David Reep (a.k.a. Elephant & Castle) calls his hazy, warbling beat-centric music “a […]
Oakland producer David Reep (a.k.a. Elephant & Castle) calls his hazy, warbling beat-centric music “a kaleidoscope of sound.” So, bearing that in mind, that would probably make this remix of his Analogue EP cut “The Grey Area,” by Chicago’s Houses, a Magic Eye of sound. The nearly six-minute rework of Reep’s tune is hypnotically repetitious in the most alluring of ways. Miniscule samples become like churning white noise underneath the continuous bass melody, bright rhythms, and swelling ambiance, and if you listen intently enough, you might just hear something hidden amidst the haze.
