Blow Up (IT)

Well known to the public of microwavers, thanks to a couple of releases on Raster (a label which he was a co-founder of) and Mille Plateaux, German Frank Bretschneider a.k.a. Komet publishes a pleasant CD on Taylor Deupree’s 12k. Glacial microrhythms, sinewaves and crystalline tones, smoothed tappings, stylized pop and dub echoes of lunar chill-out outlines make Rausch an agreeably flowing and hypnotic work, even more particular since the author prefers the synth to the nearly ubiquitous laptop.