Bleep

An extremely exciting debut on No Pain in Pop from Londoner, patten. Although he has been functioning in the deepest depths of the underground for some time now, it is with this album that his revelatory status has been rewired for masses. References to 90s Warp abound, but it's his interpretation of the heyday into something new and fresh that impresses. Trying to pin down patten's sound could prove to be quite the challenge, but your best guideline is somewhere in between jacking Chicago house, 90s IDM, lo-fi psychedelics, the LA beat scene and contemporary techno. And we really mean somewhere. But who cares for classifying when it sounds this good? 'GLAQJO XAACSSO' is a raw and visceral experience full of intricate textural layers that definitely deserves your ears.