bellows: reelin

Ltd Edition of 350. Vacuum packed, embossed metal foil packaging. Reelin' [like Ielasi's Untitled, 2011] impresses with adroit recombinations and compositional balance. There's a more pronounced emphasis on rhythm, and the sound palette is broader, spanning concrete, old school electronics and Rhythm And Sound-esque excursions in chamber echo. The arrangements are consequently more complex and less gently-paced, with clusters of electronic pings and static fuzz giving way to collaged cadences. The two albums meet on the fourth piece, which coaxes Morse code tone chimes into a lovely melodic concoction. - Nick Cain in The Wire