Review: Aman Umber and Krol strike out on a singular, little-trodden path with their newest, debut release for Telu. 001 not only inaugurates the label, but establishes the sounds and careers of two sure-to-be popular artists. They preface the release and launch with a verse, telling tall and fantastical tales of the "telluric vein". Telluric means earthly or terrestrial, but the music sounds ironically light-footed and astral, in command of a sprightly jigger's groove, as though we've overcome the "telluric" phase of history rather than stuck with it. 'All The Things' mixes filter-rasped vocal traces of Janet Jackson's 'If' into a telltale funk sharpshoot, while Umber's 'Meta Rave Society' aptly describes the character of today's ravegoer. The Krol collab, 'Rock It Out', moves things onto a wackier, more minimal tack, while the overall sonic mood gone for is decidedly reaffirmed on the radiophonic, sampletronic 'Business Generation' to close.
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