Positive Centre is the dark ambient project of Berlin based Artist, Mike Jefford. Using a collection of drum machines, synthesizers, effects processors and tape, Positive Centre is an exploration into the possibilities of depth, width and texture reproduction through loud speakers.
After a pair of well-received EPs and a string of immersive live shows over the past year, Berlin-based producer Mike Jefford released an album under the Positive Centre moniker, entitled ‘In Silent Series’ on Sighas imprint, Our Circular Sound in November 2014.
Jefford’s unique take on techno illustrates submerged rhythms and shadow- drenched sonics combined with tunneling bass heft to create an at times unsettling blend of extreme momentum and forced introspection. The delicacy of Jefford’s productions help set him apart from fellow techno producers similarly currently mining the combination of darker palettes and slower tempos.
Influenced by the GRM (Groupe de Recherches Musicales) School Masters, Pierre Henry and Iannis Xenakis, as well as more contemporary manipulators of sound (from King Tubby and Scientist through to Marsen Jules and Aphex Twin), Positive Centre takes the exploration of sound reproduction and audio collage into rhythmic and hypnotic spirals of reverberated walls of sound, emphasising subtle changes in repetition with low frequency sound.