This is an excellent self-released full-length from this one-man Richmond, VA experimental electronics act. "Rude Euno" kicks things off and is very structured (probably the most structured of all of the pieces) and somewhat musical, using strange manipulated vocal samples, various beats and synth patterns, a great low bass rhythm, etc. All of which is peculiarly melodic. "Bomb's Pop" is slightly noisier and more chaotic with some shrill distortion filters over various layers and styles of percussion and xylophone-esque sounding synths, as well as a more stuttered and choppy arrangement style that shifts around and has a lot of jumpy movement to it. "Currents X", the longest track at barely over six minutes, is quieter and more spacious, perhaps more minimal - bringing in shuffling textures and blips alongside more immensely low bass tones and scattered hints at melody/musicality. It's very repetitive, but in a good way. "In D In" is similar in its spacious sound and minimal nature, though things are a bit more subdued across the board, with carefully placed notes in the distance behind a glitchy sort of rhythm and a great synthesized bassline. "Shimabara Pleasure Palace" is also rather long, but nice and calm, slowly building up and swelling in volume and texture, not unlike the other compositions in its tasteful incorporation of beats and actual musical notes and such. The title track is very short, based more around loops and unconventional sounds than any of the other pieces, though still rhythmic in nature, even when it reaches its devastatingly distorted peaks. "Tip Toch Cah" is in some ways a combination of every aspect of the disc, as it effectively uses a little bit of everything that all of the other tracks might have focused on a bit more heavily. The majority of these tracks were recorded live to minidisc, but that in no way detracts from the recording quality, all of which is quite smooth and possesses nearly perfect clarity. I don't have any complaints. It sounds great to me, there aren't even any minor issues as far as levels or trivial imperfections that I noticed. "Rude Euno" definitely has the brightest and most crisp production, but it doesn't feel like a separate entity to me, it still fits. The packaging on this thing is incredible. The CD-R comes in a light brown vellum sleeve with black artwork xeroxed over it, including some visuals and the tracklist/recording information. That sleeve is then housed in a thin metal sleeve that has been somehow etched with the album title and some additional artwork. Very curious... I'm not sure how this was done, but it looks awesome. This is a very professional release all in all. I'm blown away that no labels have picked up on this yet, not that the guy needs one as he is obviously capable of handling things very well on his own, but just for the sake of exposing this work to more listeners... I mean, come on. Very nice.
[self-released]
Running time - 34:16, Tracks: 7
[Notable tracks: Rude Euno, In D In, Shimabara Pleasure Palace, Tip Toch Cah]
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