- Record reviews are typically something we turn to for advice on what's either deserving or not deserving of our hard-earned scratch. The release in question here, though—a nominally holiday-themed, limited edition 7-inch from dance vinyl mega-retailer Juno—happens to be free, and my guess is you wouldn't need too much help pulling the trigger on a split from FaltyDL and JD Twitch regardless of its monetary value. Be that as it may, I'm here to tell you about the Juno Records Christmas 7-inch: a heavyweight release, it is not, but there's very little here to argue with.
FaltyDL lands on the A-side, and while I'm not sure what "Debris" has to do with Christmas, I'm certainly not complaining. The track finds Falty in something like Idle Hands-ish techno mode, though as with most tracks from this Brooklynite, his fingerprints are all over the thing. On the flip, JD Twitch gives us "Psylent Night," perhaps the only hypnagogic ambient composition specifically related to Christmas in existence. Neither track is either producer's absolute finest work, but what Scrooge out there is going to turn his nose up at a more or less handmade gift from a pair of dance music's finest? And in the case of the A-side, you may find this 7-inch sticking around your bag long after you've taken the tree out to the curb.
Tracklist A FaltyDL - Debris
B JD Twitch - Psylent Night