I Am Amateur Barbarian - (9:03) 60 BPM
Brackstone Abroad - (7:01) 61 BPM
Aeronauts: The Next Phase - (8:19) 63 BPM
Osler's Crystal Fountain - (6:07) 58 BPM
The Question Oak - (8:21) 60 BPM
Emancipation Garage - (6:23) 65 BPM
Dumont's Assistant - (7:43) 55 BPM
Taqiya (feat Youth) - (9:41)
60 BPM Review: Last year, Andrew Weatherall launched yet another collaborative project, joining forces with long-time pal and occasional studio partner Nina Walsh as The Woodleigh Research Facility. Here, they continue their partnership with The Phoenix Suburb (And Other Stories), a fine debut album that marks the first material on Weatherall's Rotters Golf Club imprint since 2013. Rooted in the Detroit end of electro, but with more than a hint of the early, IDM influenced escapades of the former Junior Boys Own man's Two Lone Swordsmen project, it's a set that combines moments of snappy dancefloor heaviness with more evocative, ambient-influenced fare. There are, of course, plenty of intriguing aural references to shared influences - psychedelia, rockabilly, Arabic music, and so on - scattered throughout, making it an intriguing and entertaining proposition.
from $1.89RGCDL 021
12 Feb 16
Experimental/Electronic