Outboxx- (2013) Projeto Chernobyl torrent

A full-length has felt like Outboxx's natural next step for a while. In just 18 months, Jacob Martin and Matt Lambert have effortlessly and playfully explored plenty of ground, from ebullient house to serene electro to downbeat sci-fi fare, largely on labels with a Bristol postcode but drawing influence from much further afield. This album for Idle Hands feels like a natural compendium of everything Outboxx has done before (though one very much in two halves). Authentically lo-fi and analogue but at the same time very precise in its animating melodies and lingering keys, it seems like this LP was written with the sofa in mind as much as the session, not least because the opener is called "Home." It's an inviting one that recalls the pure bliss of Nightmares On Wax, drifting along on plucked bass as a starry sky unfolds above. From there the steps grow more strident. "All The Right Moves" is similarly relaxed, before the golden, levitating house of lead single "Jaded" finally kicks you into dancing action. Outboxx have never been afraid of camp, and the exultant bounce of "Sunshine Mills" proves that resoundingly at the midpoint before the moods and grooves turn more cerebral and introverted in the second half. The arrangements remain spacious and uncluttered, though, with plenty of room for poignant atmospheres to percolate.

Tracklist:

01 Home
02 All The Right Moves
03 Jaded
04 Sunshine Mills
05 Jewel City
06 Lost Soul
07 Thrashing Groovester
08 Withdrawal
09 My Destination