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February: 18 albums you need to hear this month

That's the month sorted, then

  • Mixmag Crew
  • 3 February 2017
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PVT 'New Spirit' (Felte)

Aussie trio PVT count Warp Records as a former home. Accordingly, their music resonates with that Warp-ish air of arty experimentation, but remains easily digestible. Their post-rock roots are still detectable on ‘New Spirit’, but there’s a dark-hearted dance aesthetic filtering through it. It’s evident in the jabbering, distorted synths swirling around ‘Kangaroo’, while the title track has the raw, jerky energy of early electro pioneer (and Mute founder) Daniel Miller. But everything pales in the shadow of ‘Morning Mist, Rock Island Bend’, a throb-heavy journey built on blacker than black synths and Richard Pike’s ominous vocals, with Native Australian influences and pulses of distortion. Stephen Worthy

7/10

 
 
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