Beyond the above, the skilled MOLEN has racked up releases on the likes of SPECTRAL BOUNCE and EXARDE! Alongside tracks that deepen his established approach — the title cut "Machine Dreams" (sample1), a powerful slab of dark electro in the DREXCIYA tradition, and "Replicant" (sample2), an early-progressive-influenced electro breakbeat lit up by TB-303 work — the opener "Mechanism" (sample3) shows off breaks absorbing '90s IDM. An ambitious record. (Original Japanese text by Akie)