Both artists are new to me, and the chances are they are to you too. So, first up, Ippu Mitsui, whose four tracks occupy the front end of this digital-only release, is an independent musician/producer based in Tokyo, Japan. There is something overtly Japanese about Ippu Mitsu’s material. Pounding techno beats, heavy dance grooves, niggly synths, and waves of noise collide, contriving to bend the brain in a sonic realisation of cyberpunk electronic madness.
And then there are the four tracks by Annie & The Station Orchestra, the work of ‘Glaswow’ based musician, Chas “Annie” Kinnis (one time member of the Pep Boys with Finnish singer/songwriter, Jean Ramsay). Annie & The Station Orchestra’s offerings commence with a pounding industrial rhythm paired with gloopy, woozy muzak synths. It’s a weird and incongruous enough juxtaposition, before things get weirder with the wordless, breathy vocals and spaced out oddness – all the while driven by a pounding beat worthy of early Swans. Elsewhere, mellow tones and downtempo glitch beats collide in a cascade of warping crackles to Simultaneously stark and dense, it’s one of those listening experiences that takes you to another zone.
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What can anyone rationally make of this? Nothing. This isn’t music to be approached or interpreted rationally. These are strange sounds, intended to penetrate and twist the psyche. Plug in and let go.
Bearsuit Records Online
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