Description:	LP on ini.tu
	Format:	LP (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Experimental / Abstract
	Label:	ini.itu
	Price:	£7.49
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...according to our Ant on 16 April 2009.

More limited edition vinyl here from the ini itu label from Twinkle³. From the off this has a fresh feel about it, 'Let's Make A Solar System' has a playful uplifting vibe with its bleeps that make me think of beings communicating in some alien sonar language. The kit that Richard Scott, David Ross and Clive Bell employ is most impressive: Buchla Lightning, Analogue Synthesizer, Sampler, Hawaiian Tremola, Panart Hang, Kantele, Drosscillator, Sakuhachi. I haven't a clue what half of those instruments are but they do make some lovely sounds which at times feel oriental. Brett is reminded of Toru Takemitsu. There's a good mix of both the organic and synthetic elements. They're certainly doing something unique here and although it's an experimental record there's enough melody and warmth to make it very accessible. Nice underwater photography on the sleeve from Judith Goodman. I like anything to do with the sea. I'm going to be reicarnated as a mollusc.

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What their label says...

ini.itu is proud to release the first LP composed by Twinkle³. From the first sinuous tones,
later augmented by a well-integrated mixture of acoustic instruments ( shakuachi, tremoloa,
hang drum ), analog sequencing, processing and buchla lightning infra red wizardry, they
sketch a (solar) system of their own, revolving around recurring themes, presented in various
dispositions. At times nervous, lively, enthusiastically overactive ( but never frenetic ),
evoking curious explorers still firmly rooted in melody and dubby basslines, they have the
ability to switch off and to glide in an unexpectedly natural manner into more introspective,
reflective and soulful moods, even sometimes venturing themselves into darker areas, where
a sense of melancholy prevails. A journey from the flowing clear waters depicted in the cover
( picture by Judith Goodman ) to the dark still pool from the flip and back. Even though the
comprehension of this album is quite immediate, the astonishing musicality, beauty and
complexity of the work allows - and even asks for - repeated listenings. Something to file next
to Mouse on Mars’ Iahora Tahiti for its freshness, and next to Ornette Colemans’ output for its
intelligence of interplay, melody and rhythms.   The band also cites the great King Sunny Ade,
particularly his 70's output, as a real inspiration for this record, notably in the hawaiian guitar
department, and in the use of the studio to enhance the spatial dimensions of rhythm.