The Edges Are All Wrong presents 19-tracks of abstract electronic music that touches upon brief surreal moments in time that will affect each listener differently. For fans of early Mille Plateaux (Oval, Alva Noto et al), NNN will appeal to those attune with minimal glitch shapes and structures that all seem to meld as a cohesive whole.
When I think about the long-running Sheffield-based Audiobulb imprint, I always envision mechanical insects doing their thing—buzzing around and making strange noises as us humans try to figure them out while they continually cross our path. Such is the sound of Neuro… No Neuro’s latest album—especially evidenced on “Something Else To Tell You,” a 1-minute interlude that captures the senses instantly with its fizz-fuzz amalgamation. A stream of audible clicks and disjointed cuts flicker about as ambient undertones drift in wistful, pleasant ways—this can be heard on the chilled chords and Detroit-inspired notes of “Autumn Rain.” Each piece offered here is both uplifting and spell-binding, broken synths make room for downtempo bits and pieces (ie. “Pulling the Cords Tighter”). And what Neuro… No Neuro (aka Kirk Markarian) does very well within very short tracks (all around the 2-minute mark) is a sense of space and a constant shifting of sounds that draws the listener into its strange world. “A Moment In The Haze” wedges a darker motif of rhythmic beats tapping in the background as a fog rolls overhead. In all, The Edges Are All Wrong collects three years of the artists’ “broader set of memories, emotions, and experiences beyond the negative.” In fact, what ends up happening is that we are presented with 19-tracks of abstract electronic music that touches upon brief and surreal moments in time that will affect each listener differently. For fans of early Mille Plateaux (Oval, Alva Noto et al), NNN will appeal to those attune with minimal glitch shapes and structures that all seem to meld as a cohesive whole.
The Edges Are All Wrong is available on Audiobulb in August, 2019.
