

His Public Information debut, the Dromilly Vale EP, continues this journey: whether caught in a thick drone or on a minimalist musique concrete tangent, Ekoplekz's latest is as outside of time as it is right in the moment. On opener "Dick Mill Blues," we get something surprisingly songlike—zaps and delay lines dancing around a sluggish but straightforwardly post-punk bassline. As residual gurgles subside, "Dromilly Vale" enters with a moan of a melody and panning, dubbed out squelches that evoke the sort of seasickness you might experience on a ghost ship. After the cartoon-like "Neutronik" interlude, we get the noisily loping "Jugglin' Fer Jesus," the collection's most minimalist and perhaps catchy inclusion. "Clayton Freak," meanwhile, has a ghostly melody Schoenberg might have dreamed up had he spent his days noodling on a bass guitar in his parents' suburban garage. It makes for an awesomely creepy ending to an EP you're not likely to shake off anytime soon.
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Published /
Wed / 21 Mar 2012 -
Words /
Jordan Rothlein -
Tracklist /
A1 Dick Mills Blues
A2 Dromilly Vale
B1 Neutronik
B2 Jugglin' Fer Jesus
B3 Clayton Freak
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