nhk yx koyxen: self split

Self Split EP features Kouhei Matsunaga at his chimeric best for Diagonal, delivering two jazzy, freehand concrète collabs with Japanese sound artist and Eartaker noise maker, Masayuki Imianishi, plus two dance-offs with himself as NHK yx koyxen and Speedy K. The "Texture Foggy" pieces render a more reflective, cosmic aspect of Kouhei's character. For virulent examples of Kouhei at the rave, NHK yx koyxen and Speedy K's "StepMove #01" is quite possibly the wonkiest peak-time juggernaut of the year, and the acid wormhole of "Early Mellow Darkness" sounds like the bald acid offspring of Luke Slater and Ed Rush.