Review: Charles 'Matrixxman' Duff's debut album follows a rake of EPs over the past two years, including a recent offering for Ghostly spin-off imprint. While a good deal of Duff's work is associated with Chicago and acid influences, his debut album moves through a wider range of influences. Granted, it still looms large on the bleepy minimalism of "Network Failure" or the tough kettle drums and bleak tones of "Red Light District", but there is much more going on here besides. "Annika's Theme" is a windswept ambient passage, "Switchblade" is a stab-heavy techno workout and, best of all " HMU (Hit Me Up) (feat Vin Sol)", sees Duff recreate DBX-style minimalism in all its analogue glory.
Review: Having launched his career by releasing a trio of albums on the same day back in 2011, Lord Raja (originally just Raja) has been somewhat quiet in recent years. In fact, his only release of note has been a 2013 EP on Ghostly International. Here he returns to Sam Velenti's imprint with a fresh full-length. Constant Moth is a typically otherworldly and out-there concoction, with maudlin textures, ambient sounds and discordant electronics riding IDM-inspired rhythms, bass-heavy glitch-hop breaks and all manner of techno-tinged beat patterns. It's mostly a highly enjoyable listen, with enough ideas and imaginative twists and turns to stand up to repeat plays. Even so, it might take you a while to really get a handle on it.
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