Bleep

Lumisokea return to Opal Tapes in the wake of their strong ‘Contrapasso’ release with an EP of muscular mutated techno. ‘Dotted’ opens with Emptyset-esque plunges of bass and gathers momentum with blunted toms offset by distant clanging cowbells. ‘Apophenia’ lurches forward on a disjunct drum loop, gathering squeals of tape noise on its way, and ‘Eleven’ is similarly disorientating, with a ticking clave providing a crucial point of focus amidst swirling percussion attacks. It is this juggling of strange, unpredictable beat patterns with a sense of real groove which puts Lumisokea in the lineage of the likes of Autechre and Venetian Snares, but their raw production style makes this EP a fresh and persuasive listen.