Chopped vocal samples, odd-meter beats, cut-up keys — all swallowed whole by a lo-fi (no-fi?) dub sound and leftfield dance. A mad parallel world. HIDDEN OPERATOR (Kings Chamber), the charismatic maverick from the deepest reaches of Sweden, arrives on ULF ERIKSSON's cutting-edge label KONTRA-MUSIK. Recommended!
KONTRA-MUSIK, impossible to look away from with a run of top-tier releases from SEBASTIAN MULLAERT, ANDREAS TILLIANDER & GORAN KAJFES, once again makes a flawless pick. "In Orbit" (sample1) has an eerily cut-up vocal sample refrain spiraling around a dynamic bassline, while "No Science" (sample3) is slow-motion polyrhythmic house with a hungover, wobbling groove. Even the info sheet's line "A fish dreams in a drum machine" is perfect — an industrial dub to avant lo-fi techno masterpiece. Grab it early.
(Original Japanese text by Akie)
KONTRA-MUSIK, impossible to look away from with a run of top-tier releases from SEBASTIAN MULLAERT, ANDREAS TILLIANDER & GORAN KAJFES, once again makes a flawless pick. "In Orbit" (sample1) has an eerily cut-up vocal sample refrain spiraling around a dynamic bassline, while "No Science" (sample3) is slow-motion polyrhythmic house with a hungover, wobbling groove. Even the info sheet's line "A fish dreams in a drum machine" is perfect — an industrial dub to avant lo-fi techno masterpiece. Grab it early. (Original Japanese text by Akie)