Kaaos in Eccentris/Liddikoatight & Leif Elggren "split" 7"
[Some Place Else]
Kaaos in Eccentris (Finland) begins with "No-One Takes One Too Free", revolving around rumbling ambient textures and noises with a subtle percussive rhythm and some throbbing foreground tones. It gets a bit rougher around the edges with some bizarre distortion and slightly more chaotic arrangements in a sense, but still remains controlled. Tangible basslines can be heard as well, nothing too structured though. Liddikoatight & Leif Elggren (which I think is a Swedish/Japanese collaboration) take side B with "Trapezoid", which is much more frantic in its use of thin, glitchy distortion, though it does have some strangely obscure melody to it as well. It certainly has an improvisational feel to it, it's got a flow, but nothing strikes me as planned out or anything. I actually really love the distorted textures and noises, but the more random musical side is really sort of irritating to me. The 7" comes in a nice ¾ sleeve that lets some of the vinyl stick out, using a good balance of colorful and minimal art between the two projects, along with some succinct recording information. I'm not bowled over by this material at all, but it's pretty cool. Certain aspects I find immensely interesting, and certain aspects I find rather dull. So I don't prefer one track over the other, but rather bits and pieces of each track that I feel could be further explored to yield a more complete whole. (6/10)
Running time - 10:00 (approximately), Tracks: 2
[Notable tracks: they both have their moments]
Some Place Else - http://www.someplaceelse.net

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