Pole - 1 Artist_Big Thief This popular series of albums

This popular series of albums (arranged by Louis Clark of Electric Light Orchestra fame) took well-known classical pieces and gave them a contemporary re-working

” he declares on album opener “Where Are We Now

Perhaps more than anything

wanting me to send him stuff to write to

This style informs much of Donaldson's prior and current ventures of course (The Ivytree

Pole - 1 Artist_Big Thief This popular series of albumsStefan Betke's nine variations on damaged dub minimalism recall the best of Basic Channel techno while steering well clear of the monotony factor. As with Pole's first singles, these tracks materialize out of a haze of stuttering fuzz, bouncing thin shimmers of echoing synth off of ambiguous rhythms and taught, bulging bass. An excellent debut.