| Like other progressive artists on the Mush label (i.e. cLOUDDEAD, Daedelus, S.E.V.A.), Pedro's music is for some reason classified in the hip-hop bin, yet its dimensions stretch oh-so-much further than the disc stacked behind it (that would be P. Diddy). Mastermind James Rutledge's instrumental stylings will have you nodding to the beat, twitching at the cuts and clicks, and feeling otherwise spaced out to the droney Eastern vibe - culled from Rutledge's arsenal of acoustic samples. For every boom-bap and aggressively glitchy "Fear & Resilience," you have a diced-up The Books-like dulcimer orchestra ("The Water Ran This Way Back and Forth") or a trio of toy piano, chimes, and plug-ins ("Dead Grass"). The second of this exquisite two-disc features remixers Prefuse 73, Dangermouse, and twee-tronica darling Four Tet - the latter offering a 21-minute opus of jazz fusion and time stretched wizardry. Rutledge and company offer a solid effort suitable for relaxing with headphones or a midnight pleasure cruise in the desert, and will most assuredly garner plenty of Myspace emails, "Dude, how did you make those sounds?" (This one's on me: myspace.com/pedropedropedro). - Slug |
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