Tennis: Europe on Horseback Tennis: Europe on Horseback (BiP - HOp - 2001) Tennis, anyone? Benge (a.k.a. Ben Edwards) and si-cut.db (Douglas Benford) engage in a few rounds of beaty glitchery while reinventing assorted sonic styles. I don't know where the horses come in, but Europe on Horseback makes for quite an eclectic ride. Glowing in obscure vapors, civic halo pulsates like a micro/phantasmal reggae tune, and contube alomany (amid brassy-though-shapeless blurts) pops along more straightforwardly. The moviola murkiness of weakness together (8:53) is punctuated with echoey percussives, then a grittier electrogroove laden with matching textures. A ghostly glitch/dub hybrid, self-seal mishap is alive with hypnotic bass riffles, slurry electron veils and digital pops arranged in an islandic style. An irresistible low-end stirs things up in port helix (4:21), accented by shifty e-beats and percolating atmospherics. Much of the hazy debonair content fades in and out, though its scritchy rhythms remain steadfast until the disc's final moments. Tennis serves up eight tranquilizing sets of slightly scratchy dub explorations, and more. Fans of Pole and/or Oval would be naturals to point toward Europe on Horseback's 8.6 glassy reinterpretations, though they're recommended to all micro-minded listeners... Always unique, BiP - HOp recordings can be found amongst Dutch-East's amazing offerings. This review posted June 30, 2001 AmbiEntrance © 2001-1997 by David J Opdyke (except CD cover art, rights retained by original owners).