Mitch DodgeReal005 finds Realisat doubling down on its off-kilter Micro House idea. Featuring Flo & Oli, Gericom and Minimal Drumatrix Advanced, behind the aliases sit Bistong, Florian No, Discjackson and label founder Stephan Hoellermann, all orbiting the same former studio in Austria that now exists in spirit near Brighton, UK. You can hear that history in the room: close, dusty and quietly different.
“Already There” is the most groovy dancefloor moment, a loping rhythm built from small, twitchy details. The drums are clipped, the bassline moves rather than strides, and the whole thing feels like it might fall apart without ever actually doing so. Gericom’s “MHz” works in the application of negative space, a huge bass drum pulse where percussive flicks and filtered fragments do as much as any obvious hook. It plays like a DJ tool, but one that smuggles in its own personality.
“In The House” by Minimal Drumatrix Advanced leans into the label’s love of difference. The mix feels tactile, with tape-saturated drums and a bass figure that nudges the track slightly out of the ordinary in a pleasing way. Nothing here chases big breakdowns or clean lines; the focus is on human feel. This whole record harbours a sense of shared experiments committed to tape.
In keeping with Realisat’s loose schedule and ethos, Real005 is a small, functional record that rewards DJs who like their House a little bit dirty.
‘Real005‘ is out 11/21!