9.7
/Breaks, Cinematic, Urban music, Acid, Experimental electronica, Dubstep, Trap/
Comment: by watching the title of an album by Strad you can suppose the content of it is about dystopic industrial-filled rustles and hisses. However, in fact, it used to move along this premiss and sometimes not as well. Indeed, it contains a loads of aggressive synth gears, compelling rhythmic metrics, and expressive noises, yet, on the other side Strad takes on cinematic and developments full of opalescent dreams and tremendous desire for reaching cosmic territories and heavy reveries. The issue seems to be laid down somewhere in between a cutting edge-y approach and a more crowd appealing exploration. By the way, this 13-track album can be considered a precursor for Flying Lotus`Cosmogamma issued in 2010 (Warp Records). In a word, it is a superb yet still unsung release.