| ILI- ‘Ask Me what is it?’ CD (Dars Records) |
| Written by Roger Batty | |
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This is a Russian project that very much dwells in Retro IDM; in particular this brings to mind Plaid work up to about the point of 2001’s double figures. This has the same love of Synth medioes that are child-like, playful and simple, danced around by and surrounded by often big beat patterns that manage to be inventive, playful with nods towards Hip-Hop bombastics. There’s also the odd slide into darker wonky sounding electronics, but these are moments are out number by the more quirky computer game soundtrack and child melodic playfulness. Though not the most original album your likely to come across it does have a certain charm and glint all of its own, worth a look if you enjoy old IDM.
www.darsrecords.com |