Metamorphic Reproduction Miracle

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Invariably when Christ's name arises, you are also going to hear Boards Of Canada mentioned, due to their early work together and Christ's credit on the recently reissued 'Twoism', BoCs pre-fame limited print first album. As much as i'd like to dismiss the connection, there is a definite similarity in their sound, however with one big difference - Whereas BoC are the soundtrack to idyllic summer daydreams, Christ's music holds a much darker, more sinister undercurrent; more aptly suited to a mushroom trip through the forest with the sun slowly diminishing in the sky, the pathway home mere conjecture. Murky shapes move among the analog synths and sub aquatic drum programming, whispers from the side try to distract you from the way.

From the cloistered, melancholic feel of the opening 'Lazy Day Meadows' where hazy vocodered voices mingle with manipulated sound, you feel your way through the shadows and dubby footprints of 'Dianoes Nouveau', headfirst into the twilight paranoia and moonlit stark beauty of 'Eezeebreez', rest and ponder momentarily on 'Medulla Oblongata'. By the time you have made it to 'Odds, Evens, And Primates' you can feel yourself letting go, relaxing, letting the awe overcome you, more confident in your stride, carried along on crisp constricted and crunched down rhythms, the trees buzzing with life and activity, lazy fat basslines cushion your every stumble. 'Sunart' is another brief respite, before you discover the stranges creatures that inhabit 'Fantastic Light', with its Lost Planet-esque protoplamsmic ripplings, followed by the equally 70s sci-fi noir sterile white clad female assistant enquiring
"may i help you", echoing into the distance of 'Always At Play'. 'MK Naomi' shuffles along on processed, sputtering hip hop beats and mechanical organ melodies while 'Skylab One' is a more airy rocket journey.

'Pylonesque (Broken Mix)', a remix of the title track from last years EP, folds into wobbly and creepy synths, leading the dank descent into the tired journey home after a long arduous, yet exhilirating night, the cold wet morning reality check of 'A Giant Bird' and 'Ray
Breakout', and finally the warm inviting comfort of rest promised by 'School Is Not Compulsory'. A night to be remembered, and a record to be listened to lots.
Very good.

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