Juxtaposition

VINYL FORMAT. Radian is at the center of a very fertile and exciting musical scene in Vienna, which critics are citing as one of the most adventurous and important of current movements, akin to the free jazz movement in '70s Chicago, the no-wave movement in '80s NYC, and the garage/jungle movement in '90s London's. With "Juxtaposition," we get a taste of this cutting-edge electronic scene. On the record, Radian recorded instruments (drums, bass, guitar, vibraphone, and marimbaphone) in unusual ways, like micro-recording through synthesizer patches. The sounds were then manipulated and recorded with live instrumentation. Although the result lacks a simple melodic line, the record is surprisingly accessible, and its well-crafted tunes offer infinite depth and flow.