Tapping into complex beats on C2C’s latest record “Tetra”

The new album Tetra comes from a group known for their 4x championships at the DMC.  They go by the name of C2C, and to kick things off, you will find plenty of technicality in their complex beats and intermingled scratching – from baby to twiddle, you’ll get your fix. Sometimes the technique overshadows the actual melody that is being composed, but it still takes you on a beat-filled journey (‘Le Banquet’, specifically, will scratch that itch).

The first track leads in with a heavy bass line accompanied by some synth pop, which comes across more as an electro-pop sequence than a DMC camp album. In saying that, ‘Because of You’ is the most commercial track on the EP, with polished lyrics and shiny production giving it an anthemic sound, but the EP evens things out by introducing their track “The Beat,” which brings back some of their most classic turntablist routes.

All in all, this album takes you on a journey that travels back to the classics. It reminds me of the early Kid Koala but drops in some heavily polished lyrics, pushing the sound closer to that of a club anthem than would be expected from a French hip hop turntablist group. It is still, definitely, worth a listen.

Purchase the album on iTunes