I’ve written here before
about some of the great experimental electronic music that’s coming out
of Australia at the minute. There’s a scene brewing, folks, and at the
start of 2012, you could do a hell of a lot worse than casting your ears
in this direction.
Once upon a time, Sydneysider Tom Smith went by the name Cleptoclectics, under which moniker he released one EP, a full-length, and a bunch of remixes, all of which showed definite promise but were not in themselves particularly special. Deccan Technicolour
is of a different caliber entirely. Smith’s first release since
changing his handle to Thomas William, it slipped through virtually
unnoticed right at the end of 2011, a fact that is particularly criminal
when you consider that he’s been giving it away for free.
It is, however, a top quality record: immersive; at once genuinely
eclectic and totally coherent; full of far-out, lopsided beats, glitchy
grooves, ingeniously butchered samples, and woozy, psychedelic
soundscapes. If you’re a fan of Flying Lotus, you’ll find plenty to
enjoy here, even if Deccan Technicolour is in general a more contemplative, less dancefloor-oriented affair...
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