- Swedish artists Tom Lagerman and Niklas Janzon give Beats In Space its best 12-inch in a while with (Eerie) For Your Love. As Mount Liberation Unlimited, the duo have come some ways since their remarkable 2014 debut, eschewing the distorted, homespun jam sessions of their first two records for a sharper sound. Hardware and live improvisation are still at the core of "(Eerie) For Your Love" and "Maiden Voyage," but the clean tones and spacious mixing allow each cosmic house groove to cut straight to the dance floor. And when coupled with frisky drum work, rich melodicism, patient composition and a taste for peak-time levity, this clear-headed approach creates powerful moments.
(Eerie) For Your Love bears some similarities to Lagerman and Janzon's Norwegian neighbors, like Lindstrøm's early singles or even the whimsical dynamism of Todd Terje. It's in the synths more than anything—climbing and skipping arpeggiations, lush pads that evoke warm getaways, light-footed basslines with just a dusting of funk. But that's not to underplay the kind of swaggering disco rhythm that underpins "Maiden Voyage," or the percussive frenzy that lights the title track ablaze. As a whole, this 12-inch marks a new level of quality and intensity from Mount Liberation Unlimited.
TracklistA (Eerie) For Your Love
B Maiden Voyage