The most obvious reality about Mike Paradinas’s glitchy, skittering music is that it doesn’t like to sit down nonetheless. As μ-Ziq, Paradinas established himself within the enviornment of 90s experimental, summary and tweaked-out electronica, his sense of giddy delirium and rhythmic playfulness distinguishing him from friends akin to Aphex Twin and Autechre. Not content material to soften down and reassemble jungle and breakbeat based on his personal warped wishes, he would mess with electro, hardcore and ambient techno kinds beneath a variety of completely different aliases and group tasks. In 1995, he based the label Planet Mu, which has been pivotal in bringing Chicago’s juke and footwork throughout the Atlantic whereas additionally giving a platform to a transformative new era of UK bass-driven music.
For Paradinas, that legacy is a catalyst. His new album, Magic Pony Experience, was impressed by the method of remastering his traditional LP Lunatic Harness, in addition to familial introspection and an idyllic vacation horse-riding in Iceland. Elements 1 and a pair of of the title observe are the report’s most thrilling moments: the previous all plush bass tones, rave fragments and opulent breakbeats, the latter an elemental journey of arpeggios, irresistible melodies and dynamic momentum.
The album soars to related heights on propulsive breaks train Except and choral rollercoaster Galope, although the abundance of middling moments throughout the tracklist makes you surprise why the funky Half 3 by no means made the minimize. Touching as they're, downbeat cuts akin to Shulem’s Theme and Turquoise Hyperfizz develop into ponderous and energy-draining, relatively than reflective or recharging. Magic Pony Experience excels when it's carefree and cantering, dropping its attract when it stops to let actuality sink in.
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