- Having got his start as a sound collagist making abstract cassettes, Lubomir Grzelak has a way with samples and field recordings. The dance music he releases as Lutto Lento is built around them, everything from distant birdsong and trickling water to snippets of rap music, Sesame Street and Enya. His second EP for FTD, Wild Wishes, might be his most straightforward batch of house tracks yet, but the bevy of recordings they're laced with are as warped and disparate as ever. Between the title track's oddly catchy screams and the record scratches in the swaggering "Crow Boys," Grzelak delivers four unpredictable dance floor oddities.
There are hints of Kornél Kovács, or even Gold Panda's dancey electronica, in Wild Wishes, but the music is never so jokey or cute. John Roberts could also be a good reference, even if Grzelak's lo-fi sources are more lighthearted. "Shit was so deep," goes the sample in "Profondo," which sounds both sarcastic and sincere amidst the big, percussive beat and tangle of glowing melody. Crunchy and hard-stomping, "Coarse Morse" grooves and hiccups through an airy atmosphere of birds, smeared synths, muffled vocals and subtle percussion. Its heavy filter doesn't let up, but when the air clears to let a verbose sax solo take over, it feels like a stand-in for the cathartic release that never comes. Grzelak doesn't seem interested in such moments, though, which is probably for the best. Wild Wishes has more than enough wonky goodness to chew on.
TracklistA1 Wild Wishes
A2 Profondo
B1 Coarse Morse
B2 Crow Boys