

"Reaktion I" and "II" both riff on the same noisy jam session with a blown-out cowbell at its centre, each rebalancing the same drums and synths to highlight various grooves working underneath. Also cut from a shared cloth of 808 and 303 arrangements, "Drowning Demons" and "The Bean Field And The Gods" are brooding stompers issued in order of ascending anxiety and discordance. Only "The First Time He Thought, He Died" appears to be without a counterpart, and this helps it stand out. Hauff allows herself room in the chilly electro groove for a few subdued melodic components—almost like she's writing a song instead of jamming off the cuff. Everything leading up to the closer sounds like business as usual for Hauff, but "The First Time He Thought, He Died" is proof that she can expand her purview.
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Published /
Thu / 9 Apr 2015 -
Words /
Patric Fallon -
Tracklist /
01. Drowning Demons
02. The Bean Field And The Gods
03. Reaktion I
04. Reaktion II
05. The First Time He Thought, He Died
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