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ワシントン地下シーンの異能、Model Homeが〈Disciples〉からミックステープ第2弾をリリース!!

ワシントン地下シーンで2017年に実験音楽家のPatrick CainとMCのNappyNappaによって結成されたModel Homeが『One Year』に続くミックステープの第2弾を発表!
本作にはなんと日本のポスト・パンク時代からのレジェンド、Phewとのコラボレーション楽曲を収録!
他にも、Steve Reich、Terry Riley、 John Cage、La Monte Youngらから影響を受け、90年代よりアンダーグラウンドな活動を続けるMichael R Bernstein (Double Leopards/Religious Knives) と Mike Petillo (Geo Rip/Project U) が参加、NappyNappaのフリーフォームなラップとPatrick Cainが生み出すアブストラクトかつ荒削りで歪みまくったロウなビートとシンセが独自のサウンドを生み出している。
強烈なアヴァン・ジューク・ラップのM1、チビ声も登場、蛇行するベースラインが癖になるスローのM3、むき出しビートに意味不明なうめき声が散りばめられたM4、そして先述のPhewとのコラボ曲のM6など、第一弾から地続きのズブズブ異形ビート・サイエンス全9曲を収録!

Saturn in the Basement is a second helping of tracks collected from the lengthy catalog of improvised recordings by Washington, D.C. hip-hop anarchists Model Home, following 2020s One Year. Focusing on releases 11 through 18 in their self-issued series, this LP gathers some of the duos wildest material, with the first handful of tracks all being short bursts of scrambled vocals and spluttering electronics. Opener "pidgin" approximates a warped footwork rhythm, and vocalist NAPPYNAPPA seems to give a shout out to DJ Nate at one point. Slower but no less scattered is the winding, burbling "couch" and the relatively calm "false reign," which layers a thick coat of distortion over twinkling melodies. A previously unreleased collaboration with Japanese experimental icon Phew, "naked intentions," balances ticking Casio beats atop a rapid current of buzzing electronics, with NAPPYNAPPA trying his hardest not to get swept up in a whirlpool. This is followed by "yard 1," a 13-minute blowout that starts out vaguely resembling lo-fi space disco before quickly shifting the tempo and zoning ever outward. NAPPYNAPPA struggles to be heard over the scattered drums and thundering bass of "big deluge." Even on the albums most stripped-down track, "thank u," the vocals are no less obscured, sounding as if theyve been crushed on the floor. Model Homes rapidly expanding discography can be hard to navigate, but its full of truly visionary work, and the releases on Disciples do an excellent job at showcasing the duos boundless creativity. ~ Paul Simpson