- One year, three albums and a few aliases later, what else does Bjarki have to say? By the looks of BBBBBB, the label he co-launched in February, the Icelandic producer is en route to something unrulier than before. On Nina Kraviz's трип label, Bjarki has nailed breakbeat, IDM and techno. But where those records were often murky and meditative, Something Weirdcore, Bjarki's latest 12-inch as Cucumb45, takes a wilder approach.
The EP begins with "Something Weirdcore4" and an Alice In Wonderland reference. "What if I should fall right through the Earth, and come out the other side where people walk upside down?" she asks. Mid-sentence, Alice gets incinerated by breaks. At the mid-point, the track veers from moody breakbeats to a glitchy meltdown. "[Karate Latte Heep Mix4]" is less chaotic but still scraggly, with metallic chords, fluctuating bass and a skippy sequence that sounds like it's made from suction cups. The melody on "Akureyri" is a total brain pleaser, adding a tingling sensation to the shadowy techno below. "14 Comatack 3" and "Music For Advertising" end the EP in a more spacious manner. The former is spectral and creaking, while the latter is warm and psychedelic. Another project, another win for Bjarki.
TracklistA1 Something Weirdcore4
A2 [Karate Latte Heep Mix4]
B1 Akureyri
B2 14 Comatack 3
B3 Music For Advertising