Jelenlét combines abstract industrial hip-hop and encrusted rhythms made from bass-infused glitch mayhem that simply works as a whole.
This finely de-tuned release caught my attention immediately—described as asymmetrical hip-hop, Molez returns after a 7-yr hiatus with his third album, this time for Acre. Hungary-based Róbert Molnár Megyeri let’s it all loose on Jelenlét, heavy low-end breaks, bass, and disjointed beats slither about like classic Witchman, Jvox, Meat Beat Manifesto, and Scorn. The mysterious rhythms on “Nyers Szenvedély” bust open with downtempo distortion and fury—its instrumental and hypnotic flow is nothing short of mind altering. Elsewhere you’ll find more industrial flows taking over (ie. “Fotelforradalmár” and “Lelki Prostituált”) where severed signals break apart as driving drums take over. “Köd” continues to delve into dark waters with its dub infested noise-hop and bass overload—glitchy tentacles veer into and out of focus. The rugged, aggressive, and smoldering bass of “Örvény” round everything off—its cyclic loop and corrosive rhythm wiggles about in a head-nodding sonic storm. Perhaps the best summary of Molez’s dissection of drums and hypnotic rhythms can be found on the excellent “Jól Van” and “Burkolt Tevékenység” where instruments are blended with digital compositions and left to create their own exploratory terrain. In all, Jelenlét combines abstract industrial hip-hop and encrusted rhythms made from bass-infused glitch mayhem that simply works as a whole.
Jelenlét is available on Acre.
