

These tracks don't so much preserve as revitalise what Cunningham does. "Chaos Rain" is shrouded in the frost and static we associate with Cunningham, but the track seems richer for the worn-down sounds pushed into electro and R&B shapes. "Zeno's Paradox" turns "Chaos Rain"'s anxious mood inside out—a string section that sounds mournful on the latter is swaggering on the former. The Game Boy arpeggio and snares, which crash like spilled marbles on a hard floor, might call back to youth like the title of Cunningham's album does. (AZD is an anagram of a childhood nickname, Daz.) "Uber Spliff To Gatwick" is the straightest of the three tracks. It's a house roller with Nokia bleeps in the high-end and a bassline with a generous groove. "Chaos Rain," "Zeno's Paradox" and "Uber Spliff To Gatwick" are among Cunningham's most accessible productions to date, yet, as single tracks on limited-run cassettes, they're just the opposite. They reinforce his singular sound while showing a playful side we rarely see.
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