LOW 008 - The 13th Hour - 'The Lithium Project'

with each new release inadvertently reshaping and redefining the next level of LOW RES, LOW 008 - 'the lithium project' is no exception. yet another 4 tracks of menacing darkness and subversive sophistication recorded by jason snell as the incarnate 13TH HOUR.

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The Lithium Project four-track EP sees Jason Snell returing to his 13th Hour guise, first heard on the unstoppable Dyslexic Response 12-inch Possess. This 12-inch also sees the return of the grimy beats that powered that earlier release. The first tracks on each side are mech-hop head nodders, slow and raw. The basslines on these tracks are pieced together from some of the most down-tuned low-balled buzzing and reverberating frequencies this side of the mid-'90s analog Merzbow. The second tracks on each side play like dub breakdowns, and A2 drops out into total ambient hums over an insistent kickdrum, making like a Basic Channel take on hardcore. B2's midtempo skipping beat and lush synth backdrop also stands out.