We should have seen records like No Visitors coming, what with Twin Stumps, Load Recs, Expensive Shit, Landed, and others foreshadowing a lot of the moves made. Quttinirpaaq invest in plodding jams with layers of soot heaped overtop like punishing Parmesan. Connections to Rubble and Abrasion Ensemble don’t mean anything to me; you? The more understated sequences leave you thinking Qu-paaq could enter Elg territory and score some of that recent hype (particularly “Golden Needles,” which is masterful; almost post-Tricky), but overall they’re more interested in smashing stuff, which I appreciate. Lots of surprises on this record, though you have to believe deep in your bones to follow a few of these numbers to their conclusions. Stay focused.
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