Bleep

Temporary Residence collect a double LP’s worth of largely unreleased material from the now-disbanded project The Books. Containing tracks installed in elevators in Paris’ Ministry of Culture in 2004 and a vast wealth of charming and idiosyncratic vignettes, this is a beguiling collection for fans and newcomers alike. The sonic range over the full 45 tracks collected here is staggering, ranging from minimalist guitar jams on ‘2over3 Lawyers’ to soothing french narration on ‘Fralite’ and beat-driven synth prog-outs on ‘Dustbowl’. A document of a restless exploration of the possibilities of lo-fi recorded music.