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i was surprised and excited by the prospect of a new Pita record.. nice cover image, too. but the recent Autechre DUMP has diminished my enthusiasm, and Rehberg doesn't seem to be exploring much new ground. a lot of elseq is engaging/worthwhile (elseq 1 possibly the best/most consistent), and much of it is comparable, sound-wise, to the areas that Pita has been exploring.. though the Pita stuff does feel more refined and more dynamic (timbrally and volume-wise), and obviously it's less beat-oriented. it's just that there's TON of new, belligerent, wildly vibrating Autechre music... can't help but keep returning to it for the fix of it. the latter three tracks of elseq 5 are gorgeous, and there are gems scattered throughout the rest (2, 3, and 4). Pita feels more relaxed, there are some outright sentimental-sounding/pretty tracks.
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