Strange Apparatus
太平簫TEK particularly is a subwoofer-wrecking delight. Has some of the bleakness and emptiness x relentless propulsion found in the starker corners of the Bangs & Works compilations.
Favorite track: 太平簫TEK.
This release really hits the freeform spirit of early synth/industrial musings, whilst taking cues from diff sides of Kuduro/congolese/durban sounds in a way that feels more unhinged and less "program/dance" centric than even other things on the label. I love where Chrisman is going with this and the metallic percussion has ghosts of Einstürzende Neubauten written all over it, keep it open and wild my man!!!!!! Kush Arora
New York beatmaker channels melancholic dubstep and footwork-inspired grooves into a loose, post-apocalyptic sci-fi narrative. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 28, 2024