Chris Forsyth & Koen Holtkamp

The second matchup between these two purveyors of experimental headspace proves that there's some definite aural chemistry between the pair. This time the two brought their collaborations together quicker, recording over a weekend at the shore rather than a full year of tinkering. The result doesn't sound rushed, rather it crackles with the kind of excitement that's born out of two minds bouncing off of one another. The first track rushes headlong into electronics, but its squelchy tones prove the exception on the album as the rest settles into the sand of strums and slides of guitar with just the setting sun of hum weaving throughout. Truthfully this does sound like a thoughtfully composed record, especially songs like standout "Long Beach Idyll" and the meditative crunch of "Alternator." Then they tie it all together with a ten-minute workout of rippling, hypnotic strum that melts like last days of summer.

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