Klaus - Tusk
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You can't accuse R&S for squandering the words on their latest release. Klaus is releasing Tusk, an EP containing Fens, Cypher, Pim, and, yes, Tusk. Brevity is bliss.
Once past those four words, however, Tusk shows more depth. I find it increasingly difficult to immerse myself in the ambient branch of dubstep offshoots that seem more concerned with their own experiments than with anybody else's experience. At first, you may think that you have encountered yet another one of those release, and I would probably agree with you. While the mood is rich and the ambience is subtle, the EP offers little in terms of openings that will allow you to penetrate its minutely crafted surface.
Yet, listening to Tusk is hardly a waste of time. As the phoned in Burial remakes or shallow blips and blops keep piling up on various releases, playing something that shows both significant work and talent becomes even more important. The more I play this record, the harder it gets figuring out what I should do with it. If Fünf - the Ostgut Ton compilation crafted using recordings from various parts of Berghain - was the sound of the rarely seen parts of the world's most iconic nightclub, Tusk extends and elaborates on that same approach. But instead of using untraditional tools to craft traditional music, here, both means and ends are difficult to narrow down.
Graphic high five via James Bills
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