Bleep

After dropping records on labels such as Computer Club and The Tapeworm, NYZ turns up on The Death Of Rave (Teresa Winter, The Sprawl) for a record of glitching electronics. SHFTR FRQ was completed over a period of six years and NYZ mastermind Dave Burraston utilised extremely pared-back setups to create the tracks here - usually nothing more than a generative programme and one or two modular units. This tends to result in short numbers characterised by microchip freakouts and unpredictable synth behaviour, but on occasion - ‘RLDGLD-compandedTAB5toned’ for instance - we get moments of eerie beauty. SHFTR FRQ ends with a locked groove, which is always fun. Fans of Eliane Radigue and EVOL should check this.