FYI, the info I found on the s://kimo mailinglist (
http://www.skimo.com),
should answer all your questions:
MIK AT HOME : Return of the Bantam LP (SENDERTECHNIK) $12.25
Mik At Home is best known for his collaborative work with Berlin s most
talked about 8-bit electropopper Skanfrom. This is Mik s first solo
full-length and is a killer addition to the Hardwax-related family of
homegrown talent. With a sound reminiscent of Solvent at their finest, the 8
tracks here have an analog, spacious electroid squelch of a sound with large
doses of pop thrown into the mix. 10min-Tobhirte is a total Skanfrom-esque
winner, naïve and rich with a bedroom full of vintage synths, while Bone has
an almost oriental vibe to it, a touch of Isan-ish loveliness. LP closer Pau
lowers the tone with a gorgeously understated shimmering beatless piece.
Ace. VERY LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE!!!!
ME-KOTHAMI :Anjuna LP (SENDERTECHNIK) $10.75
The second of this weeks releases on Sendertechnik comes from the unknown
Me-Kothami. This is another excursion into electroid territory but the
emphasis here is on orchestral pieces, soundscapes flowing into a crisp and
crunchy beat section. The instrumentation is warm, veering towards a subtle
layering of soothing analog sounds. Sea Of Cortee brings to mind I Care
Because You Do era Aphex Twin, with carefully constructed percussive
stretches and introspective washes of sound Killer stuff. The flip opens
with S.O.I.A., a darker affair with squashed breaks that, from the 6 tracks
on offer, proves to be the weakest link. The utterly gorgeous and
playful/melancholic assortment of Piano keys and found sounds that make up
Lurslittle more than compensate with a truly original, gem of a track.
Playground I is equally mesmerising Reichian overlays of accoustic keys loop
themselves into a Marimba-esque wall of sound before the crunch returns to
flex the neck. Recommended. VERY LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE!!!!
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