Re-Facto＜限定盤＞

Mexican psych group Lorelle Meets the Obsoletes fifth album, De Facto, was their noisiest, most risk-taking work to date, and also their most rewarding. Following the triumphant 2019 full-length, the band served up companion EP Re-Facto, containing two examples of how their sound has continued to evolve and mutate, and two remixes of De Facto tracks by trusted friends. Fosas Limitadas is a woozy, danceable cut with a steady rhythm and not-so-steady synths and guitars, which teeter and swerve around Lorena Quintanillas half-spoken, sometimes tremolo-drenched vocals. Even when it feels like its about to tip off the rails, it straightens up for a brief, poptastic chorus. The other original, El Olivo, is a more bummed-out crawler made extra trippy through extensive delay effects on the vocals. Cooper Crain (Bitchin Bajas, Cave), who has mixed or mastered most of the bands albums, deconstructs album track Lux, Lumina, keeping the Can-worthy groove and tastefully applying loads of swirling, scattering effects. By the end of the track, Quintanillas vocals are totally glitched out, and a bracing level of crunchy static blankets the surface. While this remix quickly builds up to an awesome, noise-fried release, Pye Corner Audios take on Unificado is a study in brooding tension. The original was a true slow-burner, gradually settling into a lengthy, twisted guitar solo, and increasing the tempo a bit. Pyes version stays at the same BPM, kept by a smoothly ticking vintage drum machine, and the original tracks swarm of effects blend with additional layers of dramatic synth swells, but they dont approach meltdown like the original. While clearly an interim report and a momentary diversion, the EP is a tantalizing preview of where the band might go next. ~ Paul Simpson