Something deeper pulses beneath the surface here—Marshall Applewhite deciphers alien transmissions and machine-born structures through Out Through The Mouth, where technoid ruptures ripple around an atmospheric glitchscape.
A distinct sense of rhythmic dislocation
Something deeper pulses beneath the surface here—Marshall Applewhite deciphers alien transmissions and machine-born structures through Out Through The Mouth, where technoid ruptures ripple around an atmospheric glitchscape, most vividly introduced on the opening cut, “Stuff Ted Says.” The record maneuvers through refined micro-techno fragments, but the title track stands apart—a slick, electro-sculpted breakbeat tapestry where bleeps crunch and whirl in abstraction, cutting cleanly across synthetic rhythms. The enigmatic vocoder haze and off-kilter funk of “Astro Jellyfish” locks in the mood, cementing this otherworldly traverse.
Throughout, Applewhite cultivates a distinct sense of rhythmic dislocation—a product of ten years spent shaping a personal lexicon of experimental sound. Despite the distortion and warped processing, everything lands with precision and bounce. “Grandma’s Secret Moon Garden” coils through digital grime and glitch-laden pulses, while the closer, “Gravitational Berceuse,” pulls the listener into its gravitational field—a sci-fi-tuned techno lullaby, with fractured echoes of early IDM shimmering at an elevated tier.
Out Through The Mouth is available on Detroit Underground. [Bandcamp]
