- The Israeli duo aim for the dance floor on their first EP for Phantasy Sound.
- Red Axes can't be fenced in. The Israeli duo's freewheeling releases over the past eight years, on labels as diverse as Permanent Vacation, Correspondant and I'm A Cliche, make that clear. Their latest EP, Sipoor, is their first on Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound, and it has more in common with their last one, Kalacol, than it does with the trippy surf-rock of their 2017 album, The Beach Goths. Each of its three tracks is a dance floor decimator in its own subdued way.
On the title track, soft drumming is overtaken by bleepy, hypnotising synths, then distorted mumbling and animal-like noises. It's a menagerie of sounds ripe for dusty desert raves and eyes-closed moments that unfurl in slo-mo, even as a cheeky Hebrew vocal comes in—"Ani ("I am") trance, Ani house, Ani techno," it pleads. "Teroof" saunters in on a stuttering bassline and light machine-gun percussion before more nonsensical ramblings and the roar of racing cars send the mood topsy-turvy. "Bad Time Story" lives up to its title with uneasy acid synths and a quickened pulse. It's the yin to the more playful yang that precedes it.
TracklistA1 Sipoor
B1 Teroof
B2 Bad Time Story