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November: 18 albums you need to hear this month

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  • Mixmag Staff
  • 4 November 2016
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Cabanne 'Discopathy' (Minibar)

Cabanne, a Parisian producer with 15 years in the game, has a synthetic sound that works up precise minimal grooves flecked with instrumental samples and jazzy stylings. It’s an aesthetic that rather peaked years ago, and there’s certainly a sense of politeness and intricacy to much of this album that feels a little staid. If he’d only cut loose a little bit more, his solid but safe tracks would feel less prescriptive and predictable. As a sound designer he’s an expert, and the grasp of jazzy motifs here are second to none – but his loops arrive and leave as if plotted on a grid rather than jammed out with any real feeling. Imperfections and happy accidents are what make good music great, and there are too few here.

6/10

 
 
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