Muddlin Gear

The solo debut album from one half of Super Collier, a split release between Warp and Spymania. Liddell's been very busy over the last few years, recording for Mosquito, Trash, Mille Plateaux, Loaded, etc... This record features his more experimental minded effort (close to the Trash stuff). Pretty insane all over, the sort of rampant electronic underworld action that eases no spirit, instead, full of rage, squirms through the vertebrae infecting the spine with little voltage ticks and oxygen bubbles, causing pre-death rigor mortis symptoms. Quite lovely in parts (esp. the Miles 69-73 emulative pieces), dastardly in others (much noise & grit). Not too many vocal tracks either (could see the inclusion of many such an issue, despite his vocal brilliance). Sort of needs to be heard to be believed. Believe it.