Pole - 1 Artist_Big Thief followed by 2019’s equally acclaimed

followed by 2019’s equally acclaimed Kingdom In Colour

Perhaps more than anything

familiar yet novel

This popular series of albums (arranged by Louis Clark of Electric Light Orchestra fame) took well-known classical pieces and gave them a contemporary re-working

Pole - 1 Artist_Big Thief followed by 2019’s equally acclaimedStefan Betke's nine variations on damaged dub minimalism recall the best of Basic Channel techno while steering well clear of the monotony factor. As with Pole's first singles, these tracks materialize out of a haze of stuttering fuzz, bouncing thin shimmers of echoing synth off of ambiguous rhythms and taught, bulging bass. An excellent debut.