Ron Boots Tainted Bare Skin

The album opens with ‘Gravity Pull’ and what a piece this is! Trademark sequencing carries the track on a wave of pulsations while subtle pads and melodies flesh out the soundstage. 5 minutes in drums make an entrance to add further lustre. ‘Tainted Bare Skin’ opens with sweeping vistas and restrained power. The 4 minute mark heralds the rhythmics and again they are measured and masterful, with the drumming providing more of an edge to the sequencing.

‘Achouchemojha’ presents weirdness and whispered vocal touches against a slowly unfolding rhythmic foundation. Tribal-like shouts then give this piece a very “earthy” feel. ‘Freezin’ Heat’ returns to more accustomed territory with hypnotic sequencing. This is the classic Boots style which he has made his own - and again the addition of drums brings a new dimension.

‘Dew Drop’ plunge is a very effective piece of drift juxtaposed with rasping chunky rhythmics, while ‘Déjà Vu’ builds slowly for 6 minutes before a methodical sequence is used as the basis for the remainder of the track. Finally we have ‘Dejection’s Cure’ which is “a special request from the visitors of versmold ‘96”. Get down and boogie!