“It's probably safe to assume that "ratchet", as used by the Berlin producer Objekt, has little to do with its American vernacular meaning—a wild-card-like connotation that shifts according to context—and more to do with tools, cranks, and tension.-=-=-=-
One of the rare uptempo cuts on Objekt's spellbinding debut, Flatland, "Ratchet" and its snapping syncopations are firmly rooted in an electro tr”