Dez Williams - Rewire the Human [Woodwork]

Artist : Dez Williams Track : Rewire The Human Release : Seeing Stars Date : Aug 21 Label : Woodwork Recordings Seeing Stars Unpacking the artifacts and coded runes that make up this new EP from Dez Williams gives a sense that whatever is contained in these tracks definitely comes from off-world. ’Rewire the Human’ and ’Tales of the Uninfected’ strike that raw nerve between electro and IDM, where the beats are a sturdy vessel for a sound which is otherwise totally raw, slanted and strikingly atmospheric. ’GUPI’ is more a displacement of molecules, for reassembly in an unseen dimension. ’Tolerant’ takes a funky ride through junk robotics, with atypical swung breaks and bizarro jazz chord pads. ’Jacid’ delivers an abrupt and sobering wake-up, snapping your mind from the abstract to the straight acid experience that drips from a solid wall of kick, clap and ride. Dez has a way of tinting even the most straightforward stylistic work with custom lenses and palettes. ’Seeing Stars’ is an epic closing cut, spea