Following on from yesterdays review, we have the second release in the series, with tracks from Damien Shingleton and Lum.

Damien Shingleton:

"Agra" is a super minimal barrel of hiss which begins to eject miniature firework explosions into the dusty smog above via a tiny chute crafted from discarded pigeon feathers. A super clear piano melody drops into the fray and renders a mesmerizing almost ghostly message across all available channels, whilst you sink further and further into the bubblegum sofa you are sitting on. "2 for joy" tinkles and sparkles into life with a echoing high gloss melody and pulse rifle beat, all in a group hug with a strumming acoustic guitar and a burgeoning barrel wave of a smoothed glitch which steams over the distance hills like a runaway train just to join in. Interesting and cool stuff.

"Static" is what it says, a 30 second snap attack battle between two bags of processed sand in a filter company.

Lum :

"Meil-volm" instantly sprinkles a sharp and luminescent element into your mind. The super revolving and high pitched croaky tune bounces from ear to ear like a spring attached to a grasshoppers hind leg, as it expels pockets of pixelated graphics, which scatter on the floor below leaving a neon residue which glows for many years to come. Atmospheric goodness. "Cefone" talks to you in a fanfare style voice leaning as it pronounces the louder sections, and sounding like an electronic church organ having a stretch as it awakens from its nightly slumber. Mix that with a tiny laser gun station, shooting at anything which evens breathes and you have it. Cool.

"xec 4" expands the dark matter in your vicinity and distorts all light sources available, twisting and melding them into a sharp splintered sample of evil sound which spits and curses at you in a sharp stabbing vocal. The edges are slightly worn off this gargantuan screeching shape by a pipe rich chime that eeeks secrets and underhand dealings, with the dark brooding characters all over this one. Spooky and calculating.

The Tandem series 2 takes a different path from series 1. This release has more secrets and unseen doors to open, with the use of minimal, questioning and thought inducing sounds which keep you on your toes and looking over your shoulder throughout. Damien Shingleton and Lum do the Boltfish camp proud.

Well Pld.

Sam