"Chicago minimalist trio Bitchin Bajas are experts in crafting the ultimate slow burn, with a discography full of soundscapes that often stretch languorously around or beyond the 10-minute mark. Their latest record follows suit with four winding, blissed-out tracks over a 40-minute run time. But it's not just overindulgent lounge music: the analogue loops quietly build to transcendental heights, nudged along by wandering sax solos, spritely keys and other cosmic flourishes."
"In 2024, Trystero emerged seemingly out of nowhere with an album that sounded like it had been ripped straight from a lost 80s tape, marrying moody krautrock and downtempo dance music. The now-expanded group of Luxembourg musicians (who met through a residency on a barge in France) carry the same hypnotic formula to this year's follow-up, but with an added stroke of lightness and a fun dancefloor kick."
"Much like her collaborators in the Curl Recordings universe and their post-punk predecessors, south London musician Alpha Maid twists the guitar into janky, angular shapes on this battered but brilliant album. Across its nine tracks, simple hooky riffs and reverb-heavy meanderings coalesce with other DIY elements, including grimy, off-kilter loops and squawking sax flourishes from experimental composer Ben Vince. At points it's pleasingly melodic (6-9, 2 Numbers), at others, things get out-of-hand, as in Why We Have to Move, which features the frenzied drums of percussionist Valentina Magaletti. Even at its most chaotic, Alpha Maid's vocal delivery remains dry and effortlessly cool."
Bitchin Bajas produce long, slow-burning soundscapes across four tracks totaling around 40 minutes, using analogue loops, wandering sax, keys and cosmic touches to build transcendental climaxes, including an 18-minute closer that peaks in an effervescent flurry. Trystero channels an 80s tape aesthetic, blending moody krautrock with downtempo dance, and expands into lighter, dancefloor-ready grooves with acid house and big beat shades, playful percussion and euphoric synth stabs. Alpha Maid sculpts janky, angular guitar lines across nine tracks that mix hooky riffs, reverb meanders, DIY loops and sax flourishes, punctuated by frenzied drums and dry, cool vocals.
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