Indeed over the course of this first for ASIP KILN fire shivering shapes and febrile forms into a timbral trade-off of hi v. lo-fi; a quiet riot of rhythm’n’sound ranging from “DrnkGrlfrnd” with its ‘aquarium-on-fire radiance’ to “Maplefunk Diptych”’s ‘garden groove of field-recorded percussion’ to the ‘sizzling whiteout’ of “Deacon Rayhand.”
Shivering shapes and febrile forms
A collection of cameos displaying a finely crafted blend of pulse’n’atmo, Lemon Borealis, an eighth album in over 30 years, isn’t about to get KILN hauled up for over-prolificacy; to be fair, though, their reductive working methods—‘condensing immersive sprawl into compact, punchy and colorful sound’ with live performance, beat-making and waveform sculpting elements—may contribute to a certain economy of output.
Characterized as ‘filtering elements of Autechre‘s meticulously crafted cobweb-clearing production’ with ‘Brian Eno’s evocatively sweeping soundtrack ambience; and the fuzzy melodic nostalgia of your youth—from Felt to Fennesz’ plus ‘turn of *this* century warm, dubby, electronic minimalism’ (KILN website homepage), Kevin Hayes, Kirk Marrison and Clark Rehberg III are said to ‘deliver a depth charged future-pop that’s emotionally invested and technically thrilling.’
Indeed over the course of this first for ASIP KILN fire shivering shapes and febrile forms into a timbral trade-off of hi v. lo-fi; a quiet riot of rhythm’n’sound ranging from “DrnkGrlfrnd” with its ‘aquarium-on-fire radiance‘ to “Maplefunk Diptych”’s ‘garden groove of field-recorded percussion’ to the ‘sizzling whiteout‘ of “Deacon Rayhand.” Signposted in a recent bandcamp round-up as ‘a whirring instrumental (and vaguely krautrock-y) masterpiece made up of a million interlocking pieces‘ (The Hotlist, Summer 2025, Bandcamp Daily), Lemon Borealis is touted by the label as ‘expand[ing] upon long-explored themes of mosaic texture, subtle melancholy, eroded consonance and vivid cadence.’ (ASIP blurb).
Lemon Borealis is available on A Strangely Isolated Place. [Bandcamp]
