Instead of trying for polyphonic density with sample layered upon sample, DIY electronica wunderkind Todd Drootin reconfigures his crunk-punk around bare bones linearity. The skeletal textures underscore Drootin's seemingly random hopscotch from one micro-boogie to the next as fractured cut-and-paste thumps are punctuated with snippets of metal riffs, surf guitar and various bleeps; then they're blindsided by tempo shifts and distortion. The schizophrenic twists and turns can be a little disorienting at times, but when you consider the oddball who made the record, that's most likely the idea.

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