Refreshingly forward-thinking elecronic beat-based tracks on Awkward Movements.
Chairman Kato's originals are crackling, sumptous bits of music, recalling slow, vintage film soundtracks and muffled techno, and sharing a dusty aesthetic with the most experimental of the LA beat guys.
The remix package is great - Ekoplekz applies his broken arpeggios, bleep techno flourishes and grey drone washes to turn 'Usual Drama' into an immersive electronica cut, and Andres delivers a 'Detroit Soul Mix' harking back to his Slum Village days, scattering rough-cut, lurching drums over a live sounding bassline.