Melding The Doors at their bluesiest and also at their most hypnotic, with elements of jazz and prog might sound a dubious starting point, but ‘Akshak’ starts out in this vein before suddenly going bangra rave, like the KLF going Bollywood. ‘Frequencies’ explores a sparse 80s electro vibe that changes gears several times, first to German industrial techno, then taking a sharp left turn straight to weirdsville. ‘Pale Saints’ sounds more like a lo-fi cross of Pavement and Sonic Youth… but all along, the beats are insistent, even when they’re clattering away in the background, a click and hiss of treble. ‘Glen Wild’ whips up a psychedelic haze. ‘Vulture’ is different again, and the shimmering ambient drone of ‘Zufallskomposition #6’ gently drifts to the fade.
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This certainly isn’t your average album, and it’s not easy to categorise. They call it ‘Future Boogie’. Call it what you want: its defining features are motorik drums and spacious synths, although there’s a whole shit-ton of other stuff going down – throbbing bass, fuzz and echo in tidal waves. But who really cares about categorisation? It’s the music that counts, and this is music of the good variety.
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