Bleep

A second outing on Belgium's WeMe Records for the mysterious Valley and The Mountain project. Mystery is no barrier to quality though, as these six tracks offer variations on a simple theme of technological experimentation. Serenely beautiful techno abounds, particularly on 'Bleed' a simple four bar riff being fed through simple modulations and permutations throughout the track's duration. 'Echoes' is more staid, yet no less affective. 'Post-American Music', with its looped vocal samples and syncopated kicks, dallies around the political without sacrificing groove, while 'Time' is the most frenetic here, gurgling vocals and noodling solos meeting multi-octave repetitions.