PLETNEV Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Fresh, hand-numbered vinyl 12" EP in the mode of bespoke folktronic downtempo, courtesy of four longstanding residents of Opium Club and Ant Bangos festival in Lithuania: Manfredas, Pletnev, Roe Deers, and V. 'Ant Bangos X' hears four tracks that reflect the foursome's combined tastes in electronic music, centring on a slower-paced experimentations and bustling, bright oddballs.

Review: Adding yet another slice of cheeky, aquatic and breaksy music to the pile, Lithuanian artist Pletnev debuts 'And You Never Came Back' for RAND Muzik, not shying from the characteristic playfulness that has his earlier releases like 'Peep Of Dawn' or 'Voranto Bros'. The opening track evokes the sense of turning subwoofers to quicksilver with a minimal MIDI midas touch, while the EP begins to open up properly on 'Average Monday', a slow-burn of sloshing flute-birds, gated vocals and buzzers. The B's highlight is 'Am I Looking At Two Cats', whose unusually bass-heavy groove recalls the work of late 1990s UK artist Snake Thing.