Might-It-Be’s and If-It-Were’s is an apt title opening this unbalanced disc. Twenty-five year old Swedish-born Smyglyssna (Henrik Johansson) is very clearly experimenting with the processes as each track on We Can Fix It has its own individual vibe. This sounds like a wannabe Warp recording but has a pacing that is more congruent to his unlikely colleagues on Kid 606’s Tigerbeat 6. Johansson must listen to a lot of jazz, in particular, early 70s-era Miles Davis and this is reflected here. Though there are certain moments where I am raring to groove a bit, the edge never tips squarely enough towards the more funkier side to stick with it. This may be the kind of record that would appeal to fans of say, The Grassy Knoll or Ben Neill. Dylan Kendle’s cover art and titles like “The Duck People” and “Foaming Prairie” infer a much more experimental direction. There is certainly hope here, and an effort to discombobulate the dance floor-friendly house opus’ all too accessible, but we will have to wait for further developments.
