This latest outing reveals a refined yet playful evolution, where analog warmth meets a pulse-driven foundation. With rhythmic patterns that sway between funky downtempo and braindance fragments, Bexet dances fluidly through melodic motifs and lullaby-like phrases.
Buoyant, playful, and rich with audio color
Renowned for balancing intricacy with clarity, Jacob Helverskov Madsen—better known as Karsten Pflum—opens a new sonic portal under his Bexet album for Touched Music. This latest outing reveals a refined yet playful evolution, where analog warmth meets a pulse-driven foundation. With rhythmic patterns that sway between funky downtempo and braindance fragments, Bexet dances fluidly through melodic motifs and lullaby-like phrases. From the very first notes of “Bexet 1,” familiar digital hiccups are rearranged into vibrant musical forms. “Dimday” stands tall as a centerpiece, buzzing with crisp instrumental electro grooves and nimble basslines, capturing Madsen at his most self-assured and inventive.
Across 13 tracks, each mastered by amorphous soundsmith exm, there’s a clear devotion to craft. “Black Pond” glides through hazy Detroit-inspired corridors, while “Children Of The Stones” plunges headfirst into acid-funk and definitive braindance territory. As the album unfolds, deeper moments like “Sheep” and “Land Of The Small People” recall echoes of Aphex Twin, D’Arcangelo, and Global Goon—not merely in influence, but in the restless, exploratory spirit. Fractured rhythms, ambient propulsion, and IDM flourishes surge with a character unmistakably his.
Karsten Pflum‘s percussion choices, sleek and dynamic, serve not only as backbone but as a guiding force. What emerges is a collection both vibrant and cohesive—buoyant, playful, and rich with audio color. Each track becomes a surreal collage crafted from the hands of a seasoned manipulator of sound, offering a fresh chapter in leftfield electronic music and a must-have for devoted IDM enthusiasts.
Bexet is available on Touched Music. [Bandcamp]
