Loess Nomon Schoen CATMD114

The 3rd in the n5MD 7ransparen7 series brings Philadelphia's own electronica duo Loess to the n5 camp with their brand of emotional, clicked-out ambient. [ learn more about Loess]

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Philadelphia-based Ian Pullman and Clay Emerson have put together a pretty tight two-track 7-inch in Nomon:Schoen. "Schoen" rolls quickly into a layer of nimble rhythm and dark, electrical moans. The rhythm drops out for a breathy throat rumble or two, cutting back in heartrending synth sweeps and resolute bassline. On the B-side, "Nomon" is a little more laid back: a soft, bassy, bleepy techno arrangement that brings the synth in and out to a dramatic crescendo, a track much in the vein of the beated ambience on Aphex Twin's Selected Ambient Works II. Tasty.