Council Meeting Memo #047
Dwarde & Tim Reaper: Aquatics, Holding On, Realisation, Ghost Mutt (Deep Jungle, EP)
Someone on Discogs wrote “This 4 track ep is Fooking amazing all 4 tracks are absolute bangers and worth every penny”. Seriously, I tried to write and re-write something else, but couldn’t manage. Wish I hadn’t looked in the first place. And promise not to pilfer any more discogs reviews as a lazy shortcut. SA
Vladislav Delay and Eivind Aarset: Singles (Room 40, Album)
thorax strained / uncertain too
regal mindset momentary / space clearing
pulmonary / fitful terrain
noise, texture / thrilling gravity
soundtrack: slow-mo engineering in deep space
haunted / spooked, on the littoral
ice disintegrating / median state, falling, falling
best guess = worst guess
{SasuRipattiEivindAarset[+/-]NoelScottEngel
wraith-baritone / terror-words / swoopingundersoaringover}
CB
Hudson Mohawke: Cry Sugar (Warp, Album)
SA: thoughts on hudmo
ever a fan?
gave his new one a listen
left me a bit cold
PR: i liked some of the TNGHT stuff
but overall
yeah snore
SA: yeah the hype around him is baffling
PR: it has to do with kanye
he was handpicked
a lot of those dudes are waaaay overhyped because of Yeezus production
too many cooks
echo chamber where nothing is really innovative or exciting
it’s sparse and empty and souless.
X-Plode: The Psychotronic EP (Acid Boom, EP)
Updated acid-house shenanigans powered by a desire for the past. Yearns for the value of nostalgia and therefore a narrative to give it some texture and weight. But taken on its own merits, its suitably suitable whilst its on. Opener ‘Xone’ channel’s The KLF’s ‘What Time Is Love’s bassline to exploratory effect. ‘Alcyone’ had the most impact and evoked pleasant memories of the breakbeat house movement circa ’92. SA
Hoshina Anniversary: Hisyochi (Impatience, Album)
I like the name Hoshina Anniversary, it’s mysteriousness piqued my curiousity enough that I gave Yoshinobu Hoshina’s 2021 album, Jomon, a listen. The music proved suitably and pleasingly strange. Hoshina looks like a real dude in the two pics on Discogs: big wool cap, shades, beard. Hisyochi begins in moody, reflective mode, chords sounding plangently. Things soon busy up with manic, looning arpeggios that might just raise your anxiety levels — maybe don’t play this after a strong coffee or one too many Pro Plus tablets. Or maybe do. Buzzing sounds increasingly strafe those arpeggios, intermittently alternating with moody chords. The music could be summed up as a techno/house hybrid, sometimes with a warm melodic aspect, there’s something labyrinthine in Hisyochi’s rhythmelodies. The album cover is a cloud pyramid walking in trainers with Mount Fuji in the background seen through an Escher-like opening. That tells you something. Hisyochi is well worth your time. CB
