Instead of throwing us head first into a world of sounds we’ve never heard before, Longina’s modus operandi is to take tribal house and deep techno one step further down the rabbit hole; like a fun house mirror, you recognize the image, but it’s not quite what it seems to be.<\/p>\n
“Nosac” kicks the CD off with a muted breakbeat and pan delay melody which never seems to come to the forefront. The mix keeps the beat tucked away in a dark corner and never quite lets it out of the shadows.<\/p>\n
“Tiwokre” and “Aloiuqru” imagine a Felix Da Housecat or DJ Sneak track ripped apart and then pasted back together with glue that doesn’t quite hold the way it should.<\/p>\n
“Oexe Ram” is sultry techno jazz underpinned by a minimalist dub bassline that will stick in your head for days. The atmosphere on this track alone is worth the price of admission.<\/p>\n
A lot of Longina’s work has focused on acousmatic music specifically built around surround sound audio for very intimate audiences. This is evident in his songwriting; the devil is in the details. Minute, subtle nuances lurk at the very edge of the stereo spectrum; sometimes a little melody, a little harmonic resonance but something always catches your attention in this little CD, no matter how many times you play it.<\/p>\n
Again, it’s refreshing to see that experimental music is really starting to take hold outside of the usual centres of its popularity. !Siam Acnun is a fabulous little peek into a world of experimental electronic music that while relegated to semi-obscurity at the moment, is sure to make an impact in coming days.<\/p>\n
Olli Siebelt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Instead of throwing us head first into a world of sounds we’ve never heard before, Longina’s modus operandi is to take tribal house and deep techno one step further down the rabbit hole; like a fun house mirror, you recognize the image, but it’s not quite what it seems to be. “Nosac” kicks the CD … <\/p>\n