| Let's get them out of the way early; Prefuse, Daedelus, Four Tet and Caribou... Caural (aka Zachary Mastoon) could legitimately be compared to any of the above without contravening a single EU directive concerning artistic similes, but whilst his music certainly shares textures with these peers, Mastoon has carved out enough of a niche to more than demand your attention. Raised in Chicago, Mastoon has recorded for Chocolate Industries and Consumers Research, with new LP Remembering Today culled from material originally committed to tape between 2003 and 2005. Building on the foundations established by his 2002 debut Stars On My Ceiling, Remembering Today is an aural bridge that glances back to his past whilst keeping a stomp on to future destinations. Opening with "I'm Way Too High," Caural delivers an all too short prologue of sweaty breaks and digital pins+needles, before plunging the listener into the intricately twinkle-hop of "Bleached Platinum." Disjointed in a Steve Reid kind of way, "Bleached Platinum" is the sound of Scott Herron enjoying a sunny afternoon down the open-air pool; a beatific atmosphere that is belligerently shattered on the granite hyperactivity of "Insect Headphones." Elsewhere, "Suicide" is instrumental solipsism at it's most poignant, "Auto Rickshaw" resembles a coherent Magnetophone, whilst "Mouth" indulges in swirling soundscapes of muted elegance. - Boomkat |
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