LIIMA, "VERSIONS I-II", "VERSIONS III-IV"

Kicking off his new Kangaroo label, care of Raster-Noton, Ilpo Väisänendebuts the Liima (Finnish for "glue") moniker with four tracks on twoblack pouched, black vinyl 10"s. The plan for the label is to releasemore records, including 7"s and 12"s all limited to 1000 copies, ofmusic that has "a strong connection to the Jamaican dubstyle".Yourpreconceptions of what "dub" by a member of Pan Sonic might sound like,assuming you're familiar with both, will probably be pretty close tothe actual product. It's more Pan Sonic with a dub influence than viceversa: cold minimalism lacking in the soulfulness of dub but taking onsome of its exterior musical nature. The four versions run five to sixminutes apiece, each gradually developing layers of effected beats,bass and electronics. The midpoints are where things get the busiestand most interesting as the blend of flavors come to a head. Goodstuff. It will be interesting to see what, if anything, Väisänen doesto mix it up more on future Kangaroo releases. - 

samples:

• Version 1
• Version 3
• Version 4

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