Review: Courtesy is Black Dice member Eric Copeland's eleventh studio album in the past decade and his third for Ron Morelli's label. Apart from the US producer's prolific output, what impresses most here is his ability to deliver a wide range of styles within the general lo-fi spectrum. "Doggy" is a goofy workout that nonetheless takes inspiration from Chicago house, while in contrast, "Chinatown" is a jittery, punky affair and on "Oppsy Dayzee", he veers into a breathless, widescreen synth direction. However, such clean sounds are only a temporary distraction and Copeland's default position rests in the creation of busy, complex, left of centre tracks such as the tonal mess of "Following the Man" or on the drilling riffs and hyperactive cowbells of "Convoy".
Review: Since the 2007 Hermaphrodite LP for Californian label Post Present Medium, Eric Copeland has released a wave of music under his own name. Solo-wise 2014 has been the American's most active of late, with several split releases on DFA, his Logo My Ego mini-album on L.I.E.S. and now the four-track Ms Pretzel EP. As is to be expected, Copeland's respect for genre classification flies out the window here and across these four tracks combines convulsions of tribal funk, Eno & Byrne style post-punk noise and trippy house vibes. This could well be DFA's best release of this year - another round of applause for Mr Copeland please.
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