Stephen Ruiz (aka Zygote) and The Luxury Tax collaborate to release a touching split-7" of electro-transmissions with a small dose of malnourished melody work.

Zygote's "Monorail" weaves a web of vocodered simplicity next to rugged beats with a sound reminiscent to that of Toytronic recording artist, Gimmik. Melodies are brushed against abrupt digital tweaks while the overall structure transforms into an attractive piece of electrical beauty. On the flip side, however, The Luxury Tax's "Van Conversion" features clustered percussive highlights, stretched voices, and a decomposed bassline that slithers from one audio-spectrum to the next. It's all featured here on this hair-splitting, finger-biting split 7".

Current/Future Transportation is a vehicle that ruggedly travels from space to earth in a matter of minutes. Ending almost as quickly as it starts, it isn't too often that a 7" makes such an impact on ears, heart and feet. With both artists based in Northern California, it'll be interesting to see what these two up-and-coming musicians produce in the future.

Notice: Zygote review analyzed at 45 rpm, not 33 rpm.

Current/Future Transportation is OUT NOW on UTR/BCM (see links).

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