Reptiljan/Ibrahim Terzic "split" 7"
[Some Place Else]
Reptiljan (Finland) takes side A with "Pangrenade", combining various hyper speed (often to an unrecognizable level) beats with fast musical loops, harsh distortion, and what sound like insanely over the top distorted vocals. On occasion it calms down to a tangible beat with some ambient loops against it, but rarely, and it's over in a flash. Ibrahim Terzic (from Boznia but living in Finland) also offers one track track, "Yuck Brij", which is more minimal in layering, but more chaotic in structure, using a blitz of abrasively distorted cutups and electronic glitches in an assault that runs an unrelenting four minutes or so - slacking off a tad at one point to unleash some thick bass and ethereal textures. Both artists have very strong recordings that allow a lot of density and detail to show through across a wide tonal range, so I wouldn't change anything there. The record comes in a full color sleeve with full color labels corresponding to the cover art for each project, and that's that. No contact information, no insert, nothing! It's a vibrant looking sleeve, though. Not bad. I wouldn't necessarily call either track a groundbreaking masterpiece, but the 7" is a short flurry of sound that pleases me overall. Worth checking out. (7/10)
Running time - 8:00 (approximately), Tracks: 2
[Notable tracks: both are fairly good]
Some Place Else - http://www.someplaceelse.net

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