Sequins

Tomas Jirku is one of the new American artists in the Force Inc./Mille Plateaux collective who develops the freshly minded genre of Clickhouse and Clicktechno. With a previous release on Alien 8 label from Canada. For two years the 21 year old Tomas Jirku is using a completely computer-based, highly flexible set-up that allows him to explore deeper into sounds. He tries to be subtle with his use of digital manipulation to add layers that couldn't otherwise be achieved using conventional studio techniques. During this summer in Toronto Jirku became more influenced by Funk and Disco and he changed from his earlier Industrial influences to more upbeat feel with fast tempos, bouncy rhythms and a more immediate sound that doesn't hide behind atmospheres. He focused on every tiny element in the rhythm and stayed away from elaborate basslines that would distract him from the focus. Digital glitches are an integral part of each combination where the subtle distortions extracted from each element of a song continually enhance the rhythm. Most of the tracks from his first album for Force Inc. were composed as a deconstruction of Funk samples, using heavily digital manipulation and filtering. Like other artists Jirku formulates series of glitches into bouncy rhythms. In his way of using funk elements Jirku explains his new album even as a variation of Clickhouse. Sequins is the first Glitch-Funk album.