UPFRONTBEATS

Vessel Records founder James Barnsley joins forces with Gavin Herlihy as Trackers in two mesmerising cuts with Diego Krause and Politics Of Dancing providing remixes.

James Barnsley’s imprint has reached considerable momentum so far with releases from himself, Scan Mode, DJ Honesty and DJ W!ld, not to mention remixes from Daze Maxim, Laura Jones and Burnski to name a few. In its fifth release Vessel sees the Leeds based label boss pair up with Irishman Gavin Herlihy, known for releasing on Leftroom and Apparel Music, under their newly launched Trackers moniker.

‘Hexagon’ paves the way forward with shuffling percussion, arpeggiated synths and mesmerising effects, before ‘Memory Game’ delivers crunchy snares and dubby echoes. Unison Wax and Beste Modus founder Diego Krause then takes his hand to ‘Hexagon’, creating a rhythmic rendition built on intricate drums and hypnotising atmospherics, until French duo S.M.A.L.L & PACO arrive under their Politics Of Dancing pseudonym to convert ‘Memory Game’ into a bass fuelled dancefloor workout.