A foreshadowed sinister tone of how 2020 would feel – though I can’t speculate if that’s what Chevel had in mind when constructing this Backwards Loops release for Non Series in 2015, you can feel it in the distorted low end grinding, bleeding together. With many more productions centered around techno minimalism, I’ve admired this track as Chevel’s most poignant. It’s been a consistent go-to in early morning Rush Plus sets in the past, delicately balancing tension and angst with a creeping momentum. Simple patterns tightly weaving a locked groove that’s difficult to escape at such a relentless pace – a 2020 microcosm.
Jackson Ryland 