Hydrus + Kettel split lp

Label : Narrominded
Catalogue number : hpll:007

Release date : 2004

 

>Review Format<
CD


Hydrus kettel split lp

"Qupex" instantly fills your head with a long ringing pulse which gradually plonks a message of ambience whilst the glitchy thud beat warms up in the distance. Stammering intakes of breath float through the air encased in perfectly blue capsules which gently press into each other giving off a sparkly but liquid melody.Pattern program beats and small robots with glass hands usher you through the wormhole, luckily its only 700clicks to earth, excellent.

"Cave" bubbles like a news report simmerng away on a stove made from old spaceship sections,keep an eye on it,it could well boil over. The atmopshere just leaks off this track, as the tiny squelchy baubles of tomorrows air, pop and burst all around your shiny metallic face. Finally developing into a smooth paced trip to the place you have never been. Cool track. "Mighty-tally" slyly walks next to you and enforces its pipe echoing voice onto your audio receptors and there is nowt you can do about it. In a drop of a small droids hat, the track flips, kaining you with a breakbeat assault with a small side salad of subdued melody, which like a ray of sunshine gradualy breaks through. A chaotic but carefully planned audio trip into the deep workings of Mr Hydrus. Excellent.

Side 2 is all about "Kettel"

"Thanks friendly sorcerer" is a free ride on the back of a massive turtle made of sponge, as he on purpose bashes into all the machines he can find. A heartbeat like bass pushes and retracts itself along whilst clattering ricochet barrels of stolen diamond fall out of the walls like heavy rain. Character rich marzipan memories induced by huge powerpill Kettel is feeding you. Excellent.

Floating just above the earths surface , you and the red robot are having big fun, he is singing to you in a very rich voice as his legs bounce up and down on small springs,creating a beat pulse which waves to the passers by.Its party time, all in the mind of a protocol droid.I love it.
"Why arent we talking" captures your imagination from the very beginning ad gives off a old squarepusher style vibe. The hyperfas beat melts easily into the landscape inducing melody which Kettel is giving off, as you fall into a massive robots arms, and your head rolls off like a pineapple.

Narrominded are laying down the skills with this continued series of Split Lp's, A recommended release to get your small wire like fingers all up and on.

Get it.

Sam



main : reviews : archive : links

copyright 2002/2003 tesselate©