Proc Fiskal

If, like us, you were won over by the originality and 8-bit charms of their 2018 debut LP Insula, then you’ll be delighted to know that Proc Fiskal’s new outing, Siren Spine Sysex, takes all the editing panache and club beats of its predecessor, throws in some more frenetic sampling, drill beats, grime and even folk nods and lets Joe Power’s imagination unleash itself even further. With tracks like opener Anti Chessst, or haunting Humancargoe Esst and the joyous 8 Mgapixel See Thru Phone, Joe Powers flexes his considerable editing and production talents with FM synths, jittering percussion and a variety of disembodied voices to create a sonic world all of his own.

Far from sitting in his hometown of Edinburgh amidst vast banks of state-of-the-art sampling tech and analogue keyboards, the reality is far more minimalist and, we might venture, all the more creative for it. FM really could wax lyrical about Siren Spine Sysex all day but perhaps the best description comes from Hyperdub’s press release for the album which states: “it feels warm, inviting and sunny, exciting thoroughly modern album as well as a manic dissection of personal and cultural baggage”. Quite!

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