4101 - (7:57)
79 BPM In System - (4:52) 109 BPM
Blind Blackening - (8:33) 71 BPM
High Places - (5:08) 69 BPM
In Flight - (6:13) 57 BPM
Departure Stage - (6:49) 78 BPM
Known Space - (6:49) 71 BPM
Review: Roly Porter's recent output finally earned him a place in the big league, and his recent remix of Snow Ghosts on London's Houndstooth was a real step forward for the producer, both artistically and career-wise. His second LP, Third Law, comes through courtesy of New York's excellent Tri Angle label, and the mighty "4101" - released as a single back in Novemeber, paves the way for an album full of suspense and surrealism. This is no job for anyone looking for peace or meditation, but rather one for the more open-minded. "Mass", for instance, unleashes boulders of bass and noise over glitchy half-beats, whereas the tunes like "High Places" sound like the inside of an interstellar cruiser, and the sublime "In System" reminds us of Apex Twin's strand of ambient...a cold, pensive bundle of euphoric energy. Recommended.
from $1.89TRI 033CD
22 Jan 16
Experimental/Electronic