campbell irvine: reunion of two bodies

"Prism Split (A Scrying Song)" invokes comparisons with pioneers such as Muslimgauze or contemporaries like Shackleton, while staking out sonic territory of its own with field recordings, mixed-media samples, and delicate drum programming and instrumentation. More club-oriented and jubilant yet suitably tense, "Reunion of Two Bodies" sheds Eastern influences in favor of dubbed-out, classic electronic realms, reminiscent of Warp circa Artificial Intelligence. Bonus CD's brooding 50-minute "Terms of Propaganda" fuses musique concrète ideals with modern bass music stylings; its drum recall the The Apocalypse Now Sessions by Grateful Dead players the Rhythm Devils. Music to go up the river to.