VARIOUS ARTISTS - "De Nor" LPV A De Nor LP (Ultra Eczema, 2021) I know, I know, it physically pains me to price any single record this high, but MIND BLOWING comp housed in some of the fanciest, most beautiful (and fucking expensive) packaging I have seen in quite some time, featuring farthest out sounds from a who's who of the international experimental underground. Think of it as buying a piece of artwork and it doesn't sound so bad "Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, Ultra Eczema

"Marc Riordan carries the difficult musical obstacle of virtuosity

and sound worlds that obliterate thought

funk and post-punk vibes amongst other flavours

but these five were still standing

always spotless and completely abandoned after hours

from the synth in "Rainforest Cotillion" to the piano lines of "Olympics III

‘Wave Of Alienation’ is a track that delivers exactly as it promises

Roope was asked to craft short pop song versions of previously extended space-synth improvisations

this time alongside his (once) upstate neighbor and occasional collaborator Graham Lambkin

and wander

and when you focus

archaic recording gear