Sindri and Otto Von Schirach / Plastiq Phantom People
Sduisant Lollipop / Swimming Is Great If You Aren't Drowning
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THE REVIEW
An excellent split, this rare 7'' on Imputor Records.
The A-side features Otto Von Schirach and fellow musician Sandra Castillo tackling an experimental hip hop supported by cheerful accordion melodies and playful synths, accompanying a much more fierce absolute delirium of ramshackle, deconstructed, and utterly insane rhythms, where devastating kicks, vortex basses, and digital masturbations easily attributable to the Miami genius reign supreme; in my opinion, one of the best tracks he's ever produced, as well as one of the very few containing a 'true' melody - presumably a product of Sindri - aligning with the Imputor philosophy, a label that seeks to combine DSP experimentation with the most human possible melodic touch.
Not bad is the B-side entrusted to the Plastiq Phantom People, an instrumental collage showcasing gypsy-influenced violins, Middle Eastern tribalism, echoes of Turkish classical music, xylophones, and broken-breaks close to the Ninja Tune sound, more precisely to early 2000s Tobin; it's a good track, but needless to say how it takes a back seat compared to the usual stroke of genius marked OVS, who for the occasion creates a hip hop/glitch/idm hybrid with a zany edge, which would be at the center of the much more celebrated proposal of friends Modeselektor a few years later.
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This rare 7'' split on Imputor Records features Otto Von Schirach and Sindri blending experimental hip hop with playful synths and accordion on the A-side. The B-side from Plastiq Phantom People offers an instrumental collage inspired by gypsy and Middle Eastern music. The review highlights OVS's track as a standout, blending glitch, IDM, and hip hop with a unique and melodious touch, aligning well with Imputor's experimental yet human sound philosophy.Tracklist
Otto von Schirach
American electronic musician and producer from Miami, active since 2001. Known for extreme sound design and genre-collisions that fuse IDM, glitch, breakcore, electro and Miami bass. Early defining releases on Schematic (including 8000 B.C. and Escalo Frio), with later work issued on labels such as Ipecac; collaborations include Matmos.08 Reviews
