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MH-227 Neotropic - White Rabbits  After a string of successful releases for Ninja Tune's Ntone imprint, Neotropic makes her Mush debut with her finest work to date: White Rabbits. Utilizing collaborative live performances from a number of talented guest musicians on a bed of sparse programming, Neotropic has crafted a release that is a continuation of her migration toward warm, minimal, acoustically grounded compositions. Her blend of environmental audio and rhythms document many moods and transitions. Piano lines and strings drift above fragile drum loops, an unassuming guitar strum slowly develops into a moving body of instruments, and sporadic vocals muse on the difficulty of finding and maintaining love. |
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| A shimmering, intoxicating record - Metro.Pop / |
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| Riz Maslen escaped from Ninja Tune's Ntone imprint a good while before conceiving this record, and the switch to free-wheeling LA label Mush seems to have done her some good. White Rabbits has a loose, dreamy feel that hearkens back to some of her earlier releases, but adds a fuzzy dose of guitars new to her work. Still, the looming ambiance of "Odity Round-a-Heights" and creaking, clicking echoes of "Small Moves" retain Maslen's trademark fluid composition and nonlinear song writing. A delicacy of detail is matched by assured instrumentation and though White Rabbits has its fair share of psychedelia, there is nothing retro or backwards-looking about it. Instead, we're treated to a parade of newfound sounds flashed on the mind's ear. - BPM |
2XLP/Out Of Print