Kode9: Nothing - Album review

As Hyperdub boss, Steve Goodman has been front and centre when it comes to plotting new routes for electronic music.

Some of those mappings are to be found on Black Sun and Memories of the Future, his releases as Kode9 with the late Stephen "The Spaceape" Gordon. Goodman no longer has Gordon's eerie, edgy lyrical tales to lean ON so Nothing is a much more minimal, downbeat and stark affair as a result.

Austere and detached, tracks like Notel and Nothing Lasts Forever set a haunting and chilling mood.

The bass dominates with great efficiency, while Goodman works beats with meticulous timing.

The sense of unease and menace is best demonstrated on Holo, where a slow, subtle melody adds charm and warmth to a stabbing, incessant minimal techno groove.

[ @kodenine ]