yotam avni: perlude to dybbuk

The Tel-Aviv centered Yotam Avni returns to Stroboscopic Artefacts with Perlude To Dybbuk. "Avka (New Life)" opens with the twin stimuli of chthonic, rolling percussion and ambience, and later includes sharp, organic drum fills and sighing strings. "Dybbuk" uses insistently slicing helicopter as a foundation, building a genuinely unique construction with shamanic beats, throttled horn, and an undertow of frenzied electronics. "Modern Matters" is the most readily club-friendly selection. This potent, floor-shaking and perspiration-inducing number superimposes resonant vocals from traditional Middle Eastern folk song onto this alchemical mixture of machine oil and sweat.