Leftlow - Distractions (Exit Records)

 

Title: Leftlow 

Artist: Distractions 

Label: Exit Records

Cat Number: EXITMINILP005

Genre: Dubby Excursions

!: Queasy

2: Green Eyes

3: Pistons

4: Distractions

5: Adrift

6: Thoughtful

One of the things that struck me while listening to ‘Queasy’ was how purposeful and deliberate the composition is. Dancing or just listening to it, how would the expereince differ? I think that with this album Leftlow have managed to distill both the physical and auditory experience to a fine essence. A characteristic  that I can’t shake off is its lack of flab. Everything is paired down to an economical efficiency. Not a moment is wasted. The tracks themselves are all relative snapshots of what feels like a dread-infused, post-traumatic, antediluvian epoch which, paradoxically, finds echoes in the present age. Peaking with the slightly more frenetic and studiously fractured title track, this mini album is a detailed collection of rhythmic templates layered and shifted over time in order to create a cohesive picture of an imaginary ideal suitable for the electronic holistic listening experience and, as such, is very good indeed.