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Imperium Droop in Bloomington, MN
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Mouse on Mars
co-founder
Jan St. Werner
invited
Oneida
drummer
Kid Millions
to perform at one of several events related to his sprawling 2016 album
Felder
. That performance in
's Brooklyn practice space (to an audience of one, namely
Helado Negro
) was followed by additional gigs in New York, Berlin, and Boston. The duo's first release was constructed from various shows and studio sessions between 2016 and 2020, but mainly focusing on recordings made at
Andrew Barker
's Brooklyn studio in 2017. The nine tracks that make up
Imperium Droop
are vivid soundclashes between
Millions
' ecstatic, crashing drum convulsions and
Werner
's buzzing, howling electronics, with a few guests contributing additional tones to the audio canvas.
's sharply rolling synths on the appropriately titled opener "Color Bagpipes" are bulldozed by
Mats Gustafsson
's rusty saxophone skronk and
' percussive splatter, later clearing out for a more meditative stretch at the end. "Apotropaic" and "Laffen' Death" both seem to approach the idea of a groove without surrendering to it completely. "Hexaco Inversion" is the album's shortest track at three minutes, but it's the most forceful one, with
breathlessly hammering his kit over
's full-on droning. The more spacious "Dark Tetrad" has long stretches of near-stillness interrupted by laser zaps, multi-dimensional drum fills, and
Richard Hoffman
's untethered bass notes. Other tracks like "Nuclei Melodies" (also featuring
Gustafsson
) and "Sorrows and Compensations" seem suspended yet in a state of panic, full of kinetic energy without really moving in any particular direction. Essentially a distillation of countless hours' worth of spontaneous moments of inspiration,
is a brash, often striking exploration of the outer limits of improvisation. ~ Paul Simpson
co-founder
Jan St. Werner
invited
Oneida
drummer
Kid Millions
to perform at one of several events related to his sprawling 2016 album
Felder
. That performance in
's Brooklyn practice space (to an audience of one, namely
Helado Negro
) was followed by additional gigs in New York, Berlin, and Boston. The duo's first release was constructed from various shows and studio sessions between 2016 and 2020, but mainly focusing on recordings made at
Andrew Barker
's Brooklyn studio in 2017. The nine tracks that make up
Imperium Droop
are vivid soundclashes between
Millions
' ecstatic, crashing drum convulsions and
Werner
's buzzing, howling electronics, with a few guests contributing additional tones to the audio canvas.
's sharply rolling synths on the appropriately titled opener "Color Bagpipes" are bulldozed by
Mats Gustafsson
's rusty saxophone skronk and
' percussive splatter, later clearing out for a more meditative stretch at the end. "Apotropaic" and "Laffen' Death" both seem to approach the idea of a groove without surrendering to it completely. "Hexaco Inversion" is the album's shortest track at three minutes, but it's the most forceful one, with
breathlessly hammering his kit over
's full-on droning. The more spacious "Dark Tetrad" has long stretches of near-stillness interrupted by laser zaps, multi-dimensional drum fills, and
Richard Hoffman
's untethered bass notes. Other tracks like "Nuclei Melodies" (also featuring
Gustafsson
) and "Sorrows and Compensations" seem suspended yet in a state of panic, full of kinetic energy without really moving in any particular direction. Essentially a distillation of countless hours' worth of spontaneous moments of inspiration,
is a brash, often striking exploration of the outer limits of improvisation. ~ Paul Simpson
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