Stoked - 909 (Original Mix)

There is no doubt that Stoked is the lynchpin of India’s burgeoning techno movement. Fuelled by an unbridled passion for his art, he has been key to developing the scene in his home country and pioneering the “Asian techno sound”. As the brains behind BITONAL - one of the most respected and well known touring agencies, and promoter in India who have been integral when it comes to bringing international talent to India including Pan-Pot, GHEIST, Will Clarke, Teenage Mutants, Balthazar and Jackrock.
Stoked strategically blurs the lines of driving and progressive techno patterns with ‘SIRENS’ to construct a blistering hybrid like melody. A tightly woven bass signals the off before a mystifying
energy sweeps through the mid-section accompanied by beguiling vocals from Chitralekha Sen of deity like beauty. The track then reverts back to the cool, unrelenting thud that we hear at its inception before swooning to a close.
Where Stoked employs cultural influences on the EP’s title track, he opts for a more Western, Detroit like vocal sample on ‘909’. Again, the beat is subtly crafted with just enough bass, drum and ethereal sound design to appease fans of techno from across the spectrum. The vocal sample ominously lurks beneath the track’s core sporadically asserting itself in patches before fading out over and over again amidst chiming synths and blunt, stubborn basslines.
TRACKLIST - Stoked ‘SIRENS’
1. Stoked - ‘SIRENS’ Feat. Chitralekha Sen
2. Stoked - ‘909’