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4/05/2020

Songraphie – Toys (2005)



  • Glitchtronica 
  • Primitive music 
  • Electronic music 
  • Toytronica 
  • IDM 
  • Experimental techno 
  • Experimental electro

Comment: At Lastfm site of Songraphie it is said they are Ilya & Paul Bocharov, two young Russian producers who enjoy dismantle the structures of electronica cliché…the puppeteers of a toys theatre made of glitches, heavy compressed beats, low frequencies, and an incredible quantity of talent. Secondly, Toys was released on Zymogen, a first-rate Italian imprint being a dwelling place for such artists worldwide as Alessio Ballerini, offthehesky, Muhr, Nicola Ratti, Nicolas Bernier, Simon Trottier, Bacanal Intruder, D`incise, Takeshi Nakamura if to name approximately a half of the roster. From glitched-out electronic incantations and profound ambient looming to mischievous (electronic) folk and soporific fog-drenched modern classical music. Given that it must hint at the presumable quality of the Russian duo`s issue. Indeed, I have no objections at all by enjoying this 9-notch issue where over-reaching combinations in sound and rhythms are adeptly entwined with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. From exquisite IDM glass bead games and churning electro/chiptune gears and enchanting techno explorations to downstroked shuffles and iterative infantile loops which chime at times either in a primitive or funny way. After you have gotten a hand on its dimensions you can admit the outing is a splendid one.