Having just skipped through this for a fast reply to an inquiry about
it, it's quite surprising, as Mr. Soublis has pretty much dominated his
label thus far. This fills up all of those spaces he likes to leave. As
track one opened, it sounded like it was going to layer loops into a
dark ambient piece (very nicely), but as it progressed, a deep hip hop
beat dropped in, making it deep swirl not unworthy to be called
Bola-esque. Flitting through the first three tracks I was ready to
pronounce the overall feel "idm downtempo" with that rich Fritton
layering style (a bit busier, though) and along came tracks 4 & 5. The
production is still rich, but the pace picks up into a 1996-8 classic
idm souffle which isn't unlike some of the finer moments of classic
Skam. Not manic, but just unwilling to be pigeonholed as downtempo.
Still sample/loop laden and quite inventive and pleasing.
Dare I say it - ? - there are a few tracks further on which bear the
influence of Boards of Canada, but not in an unpleasant way. This is a
good record. Nice sounds, put together well with rich, deep gloss on the
finished product. Some classic idm sound palette workouts, the odd acid
tweak, a real nice compendium of the genre.. The record is nothing
groundbreaking, but it is an update on the classic idm style (if there
is such an animal) and a welcome addition for me - and quite a different
turn from Soublis' "Fluxion for the 21st Century" material.
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