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HALC 003EP
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Rabit's unpredictable Halycon Veil imprint presents a quartet of reticulated grime and noise mutations from London-based Anthoney J Hart aka Imaginary Forces. And What? finds Imaginary Forces at his most brutal and disciplined, continuing to draw on his British heritage with signals to the ghosts of '90s/'00s pirate radio on one hand and references to masters of early electronics and literature on the other, creating something visceral and more immediate than his previous releases. The swarming concrète jungle militancy of "And What?" sets a scorched aesthetic, steeling the body for the pavement-cracking hooves and atonal buzz of "Chat 'Bout?" before cannily conflating the atmospheres of pirate radio and J. G. Ballard with the eviscerating intensity of "High Rise." "Make Ends Meet" deals in instrumental grammar of glottal grime galvanized with glossolalic noise texture, and "Makes Ends Meet (London Something Version)" whips those same elements into a strobing vortex of UK-style footwork rufige. This is the fifth 12" by Imaginary Forces following editions for Hart's Sleep Codes label, Fang Bomb, and Bedouin Records, plus a CD on Entr'acte. Its release coincides with the release of Hart's 2016 Raw Trax LP as Basic Rhythm on Type (TYPE 128LP). RIYL Pan Sonic, DJ Rashad, DJ Scud. Mastered and cut by Matt Colton at Alchemy.
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BDN 006EP
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"Elegies-in-waiting to the monotonous dread of exploitative labour, dosed with elliptical distortion, industrial noise and ear-crushing bass. in the lineage of Pan Sonic, Sunn O))), and the more gruelling Scott Walker productions. Vex'd veteran Roly Porter drops by with a sci-fi reinvention of Council Flat, trading in IF's mogadon footwork and megaton polyrhythms for a less apocalyptic, more introspective blend of modern classical, dark ambient and dirty stinking breakbeat."
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XERO 006EP
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The second 12" release from Imaginary Forces on Sleep Codes kicks off with the title-track "Corner Crew (Frozen Version)," an ice-cold head-nodder saturated in subsonic frequencies, and a hint at the dub influences that feature more heavily later on in the EP. "Whiteboys" has a blurred-out boogie vibe, full of deep, stomach-shaking subs and lurching beats. "Continual Dub" starts with a staggered beat before evolving into a low-slung, dubbed-out, skanking rhythm, full of references to reggae sound systems and dub-plate culture. The final track features a swaggering, off-kilter drum loop and vocal hook, driving along with loose cut-outs and sub-stabs and a repetitive vocal loop.
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