Casino Versus Japan aka: Erik Kowalski Milwaukee’s experimental IDM maestro, released “Whole Numbers Play the Basics” on Carpark Records.
The music is filled with lush soaring keyboards glassy in texture held together by hypnotic drums reminiscent of Boards of Canada. The 14 tracks flow nicely together making Whole Numbers Play the Basics” a great listen.
The album starts off with arpeggio sythns fluttering about throughout 'Single Variation Of Two,' against distorted drums and introspective keyboard melodies.
“Summer Clip” stands out with upbeat tempos and the use of dynamic layering of keyboard melodies., musical breaks and a haunted but catchy keyboard solo.
Interluding from the short “Kama Sign-Off,” “Em Essay” with ascending, descending keys, click beats, and moving galactic noises, falls and glides through out this space lullaby.
If your looking to take your mind off the future and get lost in the now, Casino Versus Japan promises to let your mind wander into inspiration, as you get lost in the tides.
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