Native State vinyl

The fact that Minimal Wave's sister label Cititrax is less prolific is undoubtedly down to their finely curated efforts to seek out musicians that fit the label's aesthetic to a tee, and that's very much evident on this impeccably presented 7" release from Kontravoid. You might know Cam Findlay from his stint as the drummer in Crystal Castles, or as the producer behind fellow Toronto act Parallels, but he now operates under the Kontravoid alias and this Native State 7" features two exclusive vinyl only renditions of tracks that featured on the self titled Kontravoid debut album that was released earlier this year. One listen to the title track or "Cut To Cleanse" makes it clear why Veronica Vasicka wanted to induct Kontravoid into the Cititrax canon, and their description of Findlay's music being the kind of thing you'd find "on a limited run cassette circa 1980-something, the type of tape buried in lost upstate dustbins of pre-MIDI analog electronics, wedged between Cabaret Voltaire and Das Ding" is flawless.

Elitechnique, Ali Renault