Review: There's something undeniably unsettling about "Bygones", the lead track from Dave Huismans' latest outing under the A Made Up Sound pseudonym. It begins with the kind of feverish, voodoo-inspired drums regularly found on seriously heavy African drum workouts. When the metronomic kick drum comes in, it feels disarmingly out of time. It isn't, of course, but it's an undeniably trippy effect. On the flip, Huismans goes deeper, combining a hypnotic kick-drum pattern with hushed, dubbed-out chords, a locked-in bassline, and occasional melancholic melodies. It's as quietly beautiful and picturesque as the A-side is druggy and intense.
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