For its latest transmission, T-Bet Records continues its trend of pairing up different acts for cross polinations of electronic sounds, showing the true diversity that can be unearthed within a seemingly simple 4/4 beat. This time around, Florence-based trio The Clover teams up with newcomer Miris. The Clover comprises electronic musicians Antonio Pecori and Stefano Meucci and live bass player Andrea Giachetti, offering a loose but polished, three- dimensional techfunk sound. The Trip With Us EP is their first effort for T-Bet after several releases for Marcel Knopfs Clap Your Hands label as well as Tenax Recordings, which is how they first encountered Stefano Miris, from his past work as the head audio engineer at Club Tenax.
The nine-minute "Black Acid" begins with smooth Detroit synths as a silly putty bassline brings the acid, bound together with jacking percussion and a wobblified spoken word section that makes you wonder what kind of "Trip" the EP's title is referring to…? On the flip, The Clover go at it alone with "Enigma", a galloping number that finds common ground between deep house, dark electro and Funkadelic bass-slaps, topped off with a sexy whispered vocal sample that exudes an erotic element. Finally, Miris joins up again for "Go Witch!" which is the EP's most twisted moment, finding inspiration from Brian Eno & David Byrne and LCD Soundsystem for some truly haunted house that will cast a spell upon the dancefloor!