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The downtempo grooves begin right away as let my mind wander merges cool beats with subtle sax riffs and twinkling xylo-tones; a short lull introduces streaming strings atop quieter tropical-flavored rhythms. Mercifully brief turntable antics lead to swaggering drums which are met with wispy synth chords and a boppy bassline in everything i dreamt i saw happen as lead keys trill occasionally. Entering beatlessly, flawless secrets soon enough steps into an action-oriented mode as spirited e-percussion stirs a smooth lounge act of string, light guitar tweaks and some sophisticated ivory tinkling.
Strutting down some forgotten city avenue, lore & disorder is notable for its softly crooned lone-voice street-gospel phrases entwined with brass and beats. Adeptly scattered piano notes trickle through a glowering fogbank of espionage, to rendezvouz with a lightly spattering wash of cymbals. A bold synth presence overtakes the proceedings as scritchy beats pound against a veil of symphonic strings.
missing people disappears into a buzzily surging cloud which emits a shower of flailing drums and ominous overtones.
Opening on borrowed boys-in-the-band chatter, paper (3:28) tears through a funky Motown-style funfest complete with whirling Wurlitzer sounds and a poppy retro-rhythm. A dreamier mood wafts through past futures (part 1) (7:43); steady drumming pulses through a latticework of xylophonic notes and a stair-climbing tonal progression. Tribal influences are evident in the clattering drumwork which empowers the shifting synthdrifts and bass pulsations of dunes.
Brassy currents sweetly flow from interactivity and golden layers swell in past futures (part 2); the only beatless piece closes the disc on a zig-zagging cycles of notes and chords.
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