someoddpilot records: catalog

Description:
Deli Mood Spot is an amalgamation of news room techno, animated idm chases, late-night re-run trip hop and all-temperature after-school ambience. Repressed jingles will tickle your brain cells as they pass through the stereo field, teetering on the fence of (non)recognition. 10 dark, funky, fark and dunky tracks created on old-school video game scoring equipment flesh out this crispy crunchy, Son of Svengoolie, Mario Bros. tabloid kinda record with each track having its own special place on the dance floor.

Review (from AudioGalaxy.com):
For those of you who are ready to press the "back" button on your browser as soon as you realize that I'm about to tell you about yet another up-and-coming IDM group, here's three reasons to keep reading and give Chicago's K-Rad a chance:

1) This trio, unhappy with laptop-driven music, uses computer software originally designed to score 16-bit video games on Amiga computers.

2) They are so prolific that their debut album is actually their 14th, if you count all the CD-Rs available on their website, and they write new songs for every show they play, composing them specifically for each venue.

3) Though their debut, Deli Mood Spot, is definitely quirky enough to be considered abstract, it remains accessible and at times even danceable, avoiding the sometimes annoying noise-tangents of contemporaries like Hrvatski.

If that's not enough to convince you, perhaps the music will. Fuzzy beats compliment Nintendo-ish sounds, strange samples ("If you're wondering about which female contraceptive to use..."), synthy melodies, and a few breakbeats here and there. Though their FAQ claims, "We like good sound, and we do not intend it to be associated with singular aesthetics as specific as adjectives like: retro, robot, 8-bit, lo-fi, etc.." the group does little to prevent such comparisons, with beats that recall old-school hip-hop and melodies that draw from early video games. Yet the repetitive nature of video game music is avoided with the group's experimentation - with each track branching out into numerous tangents, this music would only work for a very, very spastic Mario.

The main downside of Deli Mood Spot is simply that with the average track clocking in at more than seven minutes, direction can be lost easily and short attention spans will want to move along. Still, in a time when it seems anyone can pick up a laptop and become the next big thing, it's refreshing to find a group willing to add a little personality to the mix. K-Rad have proven that they can move a dancefloor, but choose to remain challenging yet unpretentious. Download Deli Mood Spot's opening track, "103BR18" and see for yourself.

-by Lacey Tauber