Belgium's Erratic - a.k.a. Jan Robbe - drops a wonderful five tracker on Acre Recordings. Robbe, whose own label Entity specialises in intricate IDM-fused downtempo work, has presented us with a perfectly realised vision of his own: Downward Echoes. This is sublime glitched-out electronica, infused with coruscating microscopic rhythms, yet which is ameliorated by the heavy and present dub-inspired bass lines. Atomic sounds vie for attention with a suffusion of lush pads and haunting alien soundscapes, creating satisfying and highly visual tensions. This interplay between the micro and the macro is deeply beguiling but this isn't chin-strokey IDM. Rather it is warm, undeniably welcoming and just a little bit catchy! This is sterling music for the synaesthetic.
