The New York-based multi-instrumentalist pairs abstract industrial layers with minimized pop infusions, scattered beats, bass, analog rhythms and mechanical shards broken up by melodic bubbles.
A balanced vocal cacophony of scattered cables transferring auditory bits and bytes
Itai returns with Zeros and Twos for Sheffield-based TruthTable and further explores analogue adventures in sound—this time infusing additional vocals rounding off almost all of the tracks.
The New York-based multi-instrumentalist pairs abstract industrial layers with minimized pop infusions, scattered beats, bass, analog rhythms and mechanical shards broken up by melodic bubbles. Actual sounds and voices come to life on Zeros and Twos where fans of Tobias Lilja, Super_Collider and Clark may find common ground. Raw electronic pulses and a “journey from human to machine” rips tempered vocals, fractured glitch and modular crevasses. Each piece Zeros and Twos traverses parallel foundations, however, there are moments of calm where the artist flexes his synths with nostalgic bleeps and blips sending the listener through uncharted terrain.
As the album advances, Itai’s ability to explore the hidden nooks and crannies of his sonic machinery is accentuated by unique song structures, left of center industrial textures and blissfully broken synthesizer realms—take the title track, “Mindstare,” “Imagine Nation,” and “Humanoid” as prime examples. While these ears are more attuned to the oscillating instrumental beauties like “Analog Twin,” “Voltage Vultures” and the explosive modular workout of the closing track “Android Parade,” Zeros and Twos is a balanced vocal cacophony of scattered cables transferring auditory bits and bytes that are utterly engaging.
Zeros and Twos is available on TruthTable. [Bandcamp]
