Label
LuckyMe Records
LM082S4D
- Kode9 puts a rave-ready spin on a Eli Keszler's experimental percussive music.
- It's hard to imagine someone successfully turning an avant-garde percussion composition into an elaborate post-dubstep bangeer, but if anyone is up for the apparent challenge, it's Kode9. The Hyperdub founder flips the 2021 Eli Keszler track "Static Doesn't Exist," turning the clicky, melodic Icons cut into a crunchy dance track that brings to mind vintage Venetian Snares or Squarepusher. The result is intricate and brooding, toeing the line between footwork and IDM. Keszler's work typically possesses an air of high brow austerity and feels quietly indebted to the legacies of UK electronic music, making it an exceptional canvas for a remix from a figure as important and creative as Kode9.