UK IMPORT. The new official Bola full-length arrives after a long wait, following 2004's slick and calm Gnayse. Kroungrine is Bola's fourth proper studio full-length (or, the fifth, if you count 2006's Shapes), filling out the puzzling/thrilling stable of releases that also includes 1998's IDM classic, Soup and 2001's synthy and melodic Fyuti. What Kroungrine sounds like is anyone's guess, but it drops like chewy beef and overcooked roasties. It has a crunch and fullness that satisfies and leaves you feeli...   [ read more ]

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Bola's continuing explorations in the world of experimental electronic techno have helped make the Skam label's name in part, though at the same time his work can often seem like adherence to a style instead of a full exploration of it. Happily, on Kroungrine he steps forward with what is probably his strongest full-length yet, with the opening "Zoft Broiled Ed" in particular showcasing the way -- rarely have his synth-crunching and skittering beats sounded so sleek and sly, as if he w...   [ read more ]

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