Lumigraph

I first heard Lumigraph's Lunar Luup on an Opal Tapes compilation called Cold Holiday (very much worth listening to). It's a strong compilation but this track still really stood out.

Opal Tapes seem like an intriguing label, based somewhere in the North East, putting out what they call 'scuzzy' electronics. I've only really listened to the Cold Holiday compilation this track came from, but the 1991 High Life album is meant to be pretty good. And I've just seen there's a Tuff Sherm & PMM album on the bandcamp page that I'm tempted to download.

Anyway. Literally not got a clue about this Lumigraph but they're good. Lunar Luup is incredible, it slowly gets all its bits together and then emerges, bowling along with a really addictive rhythmic swagger. It's raw and ragged sounding, too, in a very good way.




The Wave Watcher track has as similar sort of bowl-along, uneven and insistent syncopation (??). Also very good, takes a little longer to put itself together but no worse for it.



Lumigraph's Soundcloud.