Move D & Namlook The Audio Lounge

At 44 seconds 'Koolman' is barely worth a mention, and why it was chosen to exist in isolation is a mystery because it's no real advance on the noises in track 1. 'Autocomposer' opens with electronic drift which swings from speaker to speaker. The bare bones of a sequence begins to emerge, given some structure by a percussive hi-hat. Some strange synth riffs appear, very much a jazz feel here. The track then breaks down to a rudimentary rhythm, with a repetitive set of squeaks and creaks. A shifting bass line underpins it all, before the semblance of melody returns. It's very strange, but this piece is beginning to grow on me. 'May There Be May', the longest piece at 16.47, opens with the most recognisably EM-based elements so far, then builds slowly and expertly as a rhythm starts to emerge at the 4 minute mark. Bass structure and a firmer beat appear, and again we're on an "off the wall" escapade which is immaculately presented and does come across increasingly well with familiarity.

'Senior Knob Twiddlers' presents rudimentary bass lines, and initially a finely tuned synth lead which should have lasted longer before a choppier melody takes over. The strained refrains of the original lead line do break through but become increasingly stylistic. Never-the-less interesting. Finally, a reprise of 'Autocomposer' and this is even stranger territory with a heavily filtered version of the original piece placed very low in the mix leaving bass effects to dominate, though they provide a resonant rather than a sheer-noise-level focus rather like a subwoofer.