17 Mar 2011 — Henning Lahmann
The highly prolific Chicago synth wizard Elon Katz of
White Car must've had a particularly busy time lately. Not enough that he's dropped two cassettes via
Catholic Tapes,
The Pylori Program under his own name and
Ooze as
Streetwalker, the project he pursues together with
Beau Wanzer (read about it
here) - now, he has additionally teamed up with Berkeley, California's Gryphon Myers to come up as
Aguirre.
The duo's debut effort
New Sects, out now via our beloved Burlington, Vermont imprint
NNA Tapes, is a 54-minute exploration into the depths of electronic music, "equal parts swirling and chaotic synth debris, 90’s style IDM throwback, and hard-hitting electro pulse dance action", according to the label. We're not entirely sure which category closing track
Layphi belongs to, but over almost six minutes the slow-burning piece unfolds a wide range of synth-induced chirps and tweets over a subdued bassline, restrained electronic percussion and a melody made up of spacey synth patterns and chimes that give the tune a wonderfully tense, almost cinematic feel, leaving the listener waiting for the villain to finally appear on the scene.
Get the tape
over here.
Aguirre - Layphi
