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Flicknives
[Quartermass/Tripsichord]
Two years after a label's change (Novamute) and a not very convincing side-project (Uniform), 2nd Gen comes back to shake our walls with a new album, a worthy following to "Irony Is". Nevertheless, "Flicknives" starts slowly with Evox, a long ambient track supported by a thick and rumbling loop, which itself contrasts with the more aerial sounds of a violin. A clashing mix which perfectly serves the very intense, repetitive second track typical of 2nd Gen... The only problem is that "Flicknives" is so worthy of its predecessor that we could think these two albums have been recorded one after the other. With the same saturated sounds, the same obsessing rhythms, all the tracks use the same elements as before. It doesn't mean that "Flicknives" is a bad album, but after two years, we could have hoped for something different. Certainly, Wajid Yaseen's inventive amalgam of industrial, techno, free-jazz, hip-hop and eastern music is unique. A mix of this scale could easily end in a shapeless collage, but here, the result is well mastered and immediately recognizable. That's why 2nd Gen's first album was a success, but it would be a shame it contents itself with this experience, endlessly going in circles...
Carole Jay |
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