Mutant Tangle by Tam Lin
Hot off the back of June’s bluelightnospaceflattime (as heard on BBC3's Late Junction), Tam Lin brings an EP of elastic instrumentals, buzzing and popping across the stereo field. A sister to 2021’s ADHD headphone beat EP, Fever, which dipped into liquid garage, industrial, and house, Mutant Tangle taps into a more organic mood. Each track stems from modular synth experiments, which Tam Lin has whittled into fizzy hooks and shifty rhythms.
The result is an eclectic suite incorporating ambient, IDM, noise, and careful sound design. Chewed up drums, warm plucks, and whizzing synth lines all tie together into a single breathing coil of sound. It may be noisy in places, but ultimately this is an organic and lyrical record, evoking vibrant environments which are both mechanical and magical.
Tracklist
| 1. | Clickstretch | 3:46 |
| 2. | ratmaxxing | 3:46 |
| 3. | Bowed Branches | 3:12 |
| 4. | Den | 2:39 |
| 5. | Augmentation | 3:11 |
| 6. | Popped | 3:15 |
| 7. | Lydian Beach | 4:54 |
Credits
All tracks written and performed by Tam Lin.
Tracks 1 & 2 mixed by Jessica Beechey, Tracks 3-7 mixed by Tam Lin.
Mastered by Jack Chuter.
Cover Design by Tam Lin.
License
All rights reserved.
digitally degraded oversharer.
clumsy physical thing.
Inhabiting the anxiety of our split existences, Tam Lin steps between the contradictory planes of this networked life, morphing to the required shape: distant and refined, or bristling with monstrous energy.