Gary Beck At Juno Download

Review: Taken from Gary Beck's recent album, the "Algoreal" traces his progression as an artist. On the title track, the white noise led builds of yore are gone, replaced by eerie, Sandwell-esque pulses, hissing percussion and a throbbing, pulsing groove. The end result is ethereal and haunting but also hugely impactful. It's in stark contrast to "Naptha". There are some traces of Beck's minimal past, audible in the shredded, splintered percussion, but the most exciting element is the menacing, acid-soaked bassline that rears and surges like a Hydra with a bad dose of the flu. Angry techno rarely sounded so articulate.