Melbourne’ analogue addicts, Robert Boehm and Jeremy Smith, are hell bent on conserving the art of producing with hardware for their Winduptoys outfit. Self confessed gadget junkies, they play with all manner of things, even incorporating accidental technologies to create their highly layered, thick sounds.
There appears to be three main sonic bents explored on the album; resonant electronica dub reminiscent of some of the Round Trip Mars stuff out of New Zealand, broken electro shuffle signals on the Fingathing tip, and sonic scapes with IDM punctuation. It is clear that much love and care went into creating and layering the sounds, which gives the album depth. Many of the tracks are built on a solid “jam’ approach to music writing, and as such are rarely songs but more often than not, become sonic journeys.
The radio single, “Switch On’, is a beautifully distinctive piece, which has immense appeal and is as catchy as hell. It is refreshing to see a release that takes the music making process seriously, but still manages to achieve a delightfully musical result. Although the album is varied and shifts mood and energy throughout, it hangs together beautifully and has the potential to become a jewel in Australia’ electronic crown.
