Segment, a New York based electronic label is on the fringe of detailing itself as one of the best kept secrets in the world of mechanical minimalism. On February 10th they unleashed a bombshell of tracks on their first compilation featuring non-traditional forms of electronic music left astray in a field of dust. From the ever hypnotic melodies of Autism’s “Toom Anys Ilverth Oughts,” through Alec Treecity’s (chimey) drum’n bass nostalgia on “Bulb:Beam:Burn,” there’s a sure display of change as you progress from each piece on this disc. A.Kowalski’s ethereal rhythms of “White Closer” combines equal parts textured melodies next to smooth beats, opening this compilation quite well. Harmash’s “Diazepam” compliments the label’s injection of chilled atmospherics and swaying percussion in a way that is pensive, meandering yet very focused.
After 71 minutes of abstraction gone awry, Segmentation isn’t a typical compilation in any sense of the word. Consistently clicking away with its bleeps and shattered electric pulses, Segment Records are slowly but surely etching a path for themselves in a growing genre of left-field electronics.
Segmentation is OUT NOW on Segment Records.
