Unicorn Hard-On: Weird Universe LP (Spectrum Spools, 2013)
November 17, 2013 at 11:28 pm | Posted in Reviews | Leave a comment
Unicorn Hard-On: Weird Universe LP
File under most anticipated debut album of the year, by far. Val Martino is a noise scene veteran (I still have a CDR she did with Japanese Karaoke Afterlife Experiment and Knifestorm about 10 years ago that I bought in my friend’s kitchen, probably from Ren Schofield) and she’s been pretty far ahead of the curve as far as noise musicians adopting beats and doing more techno-ish music. UHO used to feature cheerleader-like fog machine karaoke vocals along with bright synths, but her newer material is instrumental and seems to focus more on dark, pounding grooves and squiggly synths. Much more polished and clear than her earlier stuff, but still very much a noise scene techno record. Plenty of feedback noise, crunchy beats, and messy synths. There’s even some calmer, slower, more melodic IDM-ish stuff (“Night Diamond”), some brightly shining Detroit-influenced techno (“Houndstooth”), and a slow, dizzy space-out (“Wet Pet”), all before the giddy, high-speed rush of “Mysterious Prism”. Seriously fun, playful, pretty, and just plain joy-inducing music.
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