sunken foal - Fallen Arches
Sunken Foal is a project fronted by Dublin producer Duncan Murphy, who surrounds himself with a supporting cast of collaborators and additional musicians, all helping to forge a compelling hour's worth of guitar-driven electronics. Although the press blurb would bill Murphy as an Irish Fennesz, such claims are largely without foundation and these pieces have more in common than conventional song structure than anything the Austrian guitar/laptop maven has ever released. Opener 'Dutch Elm' is a decent enough showing, bringing together hushed vocals, acoustic guitar and piano for a sedate five minute meander. 'Cash Poor' continues in this sort of vein, bringing to mind Colleen in its elegant confluence of shambling instrumentation. Of course this wouldn't be Planet Mu without a few choppy beat details circulating, and sure enough 'A Bear In The Hermitage' (that would have livened up Russian Ark no end) and 'Rikkic' both fit that bill, serving up bristling electronic rhythm sections, but it's the compositions that follow the same sort of blueprint as 'Can't F*ck The Moonlight' (blissfully unrelated to the similarly titled Leann Rimes top 40 troubler) whose poly-instrumental strangeness proves the biggest draw.
Acroplane Recordings
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Two years after their well-received Planet Mu album, Sunken Foal return with six tracks for Acroplane.
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Bangs & Works Vol.2 (The Best Of Chicago Footwork)
Planet Mu
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Planet Mu juice out another 100% killah Footwork selection...
Planet Mu
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One of the strongest and strangest juke full-lengths to emerge from Chicago...
Planet Mu
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Killer album of post-junglist hardcore and Garage re-constructions from Falty DL. Highly Recommended.
Anti-G Presents Kentje'sz Beatsz
Planet Mu
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Some of the most exhilarating dance trax we've heard since Planet Mu's 'Jukes & Bangs Vol.1'.
Planet Mu
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Barry Lynn embraces the strands of Jazz, Techno and Electronica which always informed his music.
Planet Mu
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Planet Mu expand their Juke and party repetoire with a mixed bag by Chicago's Chrissy Murderbot.
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A succinct taste of what the Mu has been up to and where they intend to go with it...
