Unthank/Firecracker レコード& CD

Review: Given Lindsay Todd's love of spacey ambient and intelligent techno revivalism, it's not that much of a surprise to see Rory McPike turn up on UNTHANK under the Rings Around Saturn alias. Over the course of a 10" and a 7" - both presented in impeccable, screen-printed packaging - the Australian producer variously turns his hand to galactic electro ("Synchrotron"), weirdo electronica ("Peripheral Visionary"), whistling, bustling beauty ("I Can See Am Look At We"), and the kind of dubby, deep space ambient-meets-IDM business at which he's a true master ("Jupiter C", "Spectrum"). As a bonus, he also tries his hand at hip-hop influenced, disco-tinged late night boogie ("F 124CC").