< RELEASE : MAPS AND DIAGRAMS - ANTENNAS AND SIGNALS>
< LABEL : moamoo/artunion >
< LABEL NO : artmoa003>
< REVIEW FORMAT : cd >
< RELEASE DATE : OUT NOW>

The man behind Cactus Island recordings drops a full lengther on Moamoo under his Maps and Diagrams alias. LET’S GO!


"Sergels torga" takes you to the deepest and smoothest data mine in this quadrant, and then kicks you out instantly. Short but sweet. "Just beyond trastmassen" relays the messages through a filter of translucent swelling blocks, whilst a Day-Glo bulb packed with breaking beats and crystal stressing callings, accompanies a tick heavy beat pattern which smiles at you as it dissolves into the porous ground below. Excellent stuff.

"The same day, yesterday" is the unheard soundtrack to a particle stream emanating from the middle of nowhere. Subtle acoustic strums and washing cascades of octagon shaped shards, piece together to form a hard and rigid structure which the robots just love to sway along to, whilst "lumen landscapes" drops an ambient static introduction, which slowly recompiles itself into a more intricate pattern. Potent beats carved from porcelain, interlock with circling audio scrapes and combine to form a shape shifting bubble of glitching information which has nowhere to go. Grab your data stick and rescue the little one. Superb track.

"People of the valley" is simple and carefully structured to draw you in, with bass heavy depressions and ear stitching magic that pile into each other to create a click snap injection with a smooth underlying melody of clarity. "Fiber bundles" delves into your onboard creation banks and flicks a few around to cause memories of glowing hillsides and sandwiches which have been invaded by sand, but still are readily consumed. Playful and thought inducing track. "You just don’t get enough” is another quick mission into the smooth edged playground of moulded platforms and disappearing landscapes, with a thick buttery layer of technological smilings which keeps it all good.

"Suisai" is the pattern you see in the sky after a days worth of plane infiltrations, but this time it’s encoded itself into a huge block of rotating patterns which break the cloud coverage in this pixilated world. Crunches laced with attacking beats crumble and crash together whilst a spring induced syrup coats everything in a clear but comforting layer of protection. Check this one out.

"Antennas and signals" is a fresh cd of electronica which holds the passport to unseen worlds. It's full of hinged pathways, blinking readouts and digitized visuals which meld together to create everything which is quality on this release.

This was a good one to hear. Definetly recommended.


Sam


 

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