Original link: http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/06/the-essential-roman-flugel/11/
10. THE DRAUGHTSMAN
‘CODICIL’ (ROMAN FLÜGEL REMIX)
(FROM 1694 EP, HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES, 2013)
Two decades after those first releases, Flügel shows little sign of
puttering to a stop. De facto home Live At Robert Johnson have continued
to knock out releases, although most have been functional rather than
essential. A forthcoming disc for Clone’s sterling Jack For Days series
promises high-level Chicago pastiche, and collaborations abound – see an
unspectacular effort with Ivan Smagghe, and an enjoyable team-up with
old mucker Ricardo Villalobos as RiRo/RoRi.Flügel’s charming remix of Alex Egan’s The Draughtsman project is a
powerful reminder that he’s still got plenty to add to the conversation.
He smothers the original in Popol Vuh synths, spotted with drums that
resemble the flap of a sparrow’s wings. Before things get too sedentary,
Flügel swerves into a knock-kneed electro riddim. It’s clever, cheeky
and sounds like two producers tussling over the same computer. Plus ça
change.