German techno tinkerer Jan Jenilek's latest excursion into sonic experimentalism takes it's cue from the world of fine art.
In painting, a method is sometimes used called the 'Moiré', which seeks to create a 3D effect without using the traditional modes of perspective.
Those familiar with Jelinek's work (as Farben for Klang Elektronik and Gramm for Source - this is the first time he has used his own name), will know that his work doesn't exactly lack hidden dimensions.
However, this LP does excel itself in creating superb new worlds within his crackly technospheres. While there is a thin thread of minimalistic techno-derived beatwork involved in the project (particularly on 'Rock In The Video Age' and 'Tendency'), Jelinek has otherwise roamed freely around, throwing ethereal veils of sonic dust over subtle jazz arrangements and drilling wells of deep sub-bass into his perfectly imperfect beat-glitches.
Tracks like 'They, Them', 'Them, Their', 'Moire' and 'Drift' all work together to create an enveloping black canvass, pierced with tiny holes that allow you to peer through and glimpse or at least imagine - hundreds of other tiny worlds.
Using all the right techno tools and his vivid imagination, Jenilek manages to keep us hypnotised and curious throughout, creating an album that's, well, dimensions apart.
by Paul Sullivan