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MH-268 Deru - Say Goodbye To Useless  Say Goodbye To Useless is Deru’s third full-length release, and his first for Mush Records. While you will find similar aesthetics to his previous releases – moody, atmospheric sounds, haunting melodies and organic textures – they are augmented by his most mature song-writing and cutting-edge beats to date. The album pays homage to classic genres and structures while cultivating a 22nd century smart-party ethic that will snatch the ear of the snobbiest beat head. Deru’s listeners will continue to appreciate his drive for challenging them as much as he challenges himself. |
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| This is definitely for fans of older Lusine but with a bit more noise, damage and darkness. - ISO50 / Say Goodbye To Useless is a pretty smart record all round. - The Milk Factory / Benjamin Winn’s third album, his debut for San Fran’s weird hoppers Mush, makes for spooky listen.- Clash / A fabulous effort and the first great album of 2010. - The Intricate Mess |
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| Benjamin Winn’s third album, his debut for San Fran’s weird hoppers Mush, makes for spooky listen. Opening gambit "I Would Like" draws an obtuse French folk sample from the faint crackle of a needle on vinyl, before embellishing the cut with a creepily time stretched children’s choir, which joins the chorus from the afterlife. These pencilled outlines are soon allowed more colour, bringing the kids back from the dead to gambol in a playground populated with crisp beats and fuzzy bass. Primarily instrumental cuts follow, jittery glitched beats emerging from heat hazed ambience and twelve tog bass sitting alongside the beat driven electronics occupied by Autechre in their Bass Cadet period. Those pesky undead are not wholly kept at bay however, returning occasionally via film dialogue which crawls through heat hazed ambience with messages from beyond the grave. - Clash |
