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WWWINGS 'PHOENIXXX' (Planet Mu)
Here’s an intriguing prospect: three Russian electronic producers who have never met in person – calling themselves Lit Internet, Lit Eyne and Lit Daw – instead connecting via Russian social media site VK and collaborating using an instant messenger program. Throw in a healthy mix of international collaborators including Bala Club’s Endgame, NAAFI’s Imaabs and Lao and NON’s Chino Amobi and you’ve got a riotous clash of internet audio. As Lit Internet soberly reminds us in the press release, post-Soviet rule is a struggle for many living under it, which explains the music’s harshness. It’s true that initial plays feel something like a sensory assault, not least because the music is constantly morphing into something else. You might catch snatches of recognisable samples, but most sound as if they’ve been put through any number of digital effects. While a club aesthetic is clearly at play, beats take a backseat to bombast and affect.
7/10
