'Artificial Inelegance Volume Eleven' marks the first in what may not be a series of sampler compilations showcasing some wonky glitch-step.
On 'Honey Oil', a kidnapped opera soprano is juxtaposed with off-kilter, half time snares, destabilised synths and dissonant, brassy exclamations for the first new Master Eveleigh in 6 years. This time it sounds absolutely nothing like Aphex Twin, but still a lot like the best bits of 'Fascinating Action' and 'Plain Cats'.
Icky Reels takes instrumental hip-hop dynamics to the next level, his glitched-out beatscapes back-lit by an unsettling ambient flicker. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 3, 2021
Philadelphia's Starkey operates in his own head-spinning sonic universe, blending laser-like pinpricks of sound with tripping rhythms. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 10, 2016