Ortanique was a one-off alias for Dave Clarke - aka Directional Force - which he paired up with another alias, Fly By Wire on the creatively named Untitled 12-inch, released through Magnetic North. While the Fly By Wire track, Alkaline 3dH is abrasive and jagged, the Ortanique tracks are mellow and restful.
Nomadic is a borderline inclusion here. There’s nothing especially groundbreaking or game changing about it, and it’s arguably less impressive than the other Ortanique track, People of the Seven Moons, which was the only track on Untitled that Peel appears to have never played. But I found that I couldn’t shake its tribal rhythms from my brain. In their own way, they seemed to suggest settlements beating out the call to nomadic travellers crossing deserts and mountain ranges, to come and join them and share a little time together.
Only an aural palette cleanser maybe, but a very evocative one nevertheless.
Video courtesy of onlyraretracks
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