Hailing from Detroit, Jimmy Edgar famously signed with the revered Warp label before he was out of his 20s. In 2013 he co-founded the Ultramajic label. That imprint forms the backbone of this Fabriclive set, with a salvo of previouslyunreleased tracks from Edgar and labelmates Crystal Bandito and Kris Wadsworth rubbing shoulders with Detroit veterans such as Terrence Dixon and Patrice Scott.
The vibe is a slightly eccentric, glitch-influenced update of the classic minimal Detroit house sound. There are plenty of staccato synths and chattering handclaps, in other words. Fabriclive 79 is definitely a must for Egdar/Ultramajic fans. The highlight, however, is a non-Ultramajic track — POL Style, Vin Sol, and Matrixxman’s wicked, relentless “Power Top”.