HOLOVR – SPLIT INFINITY/HILLRAISER
2017-07-10The one born Jimmy Billingham follows releases on Opal Tapes and his own Indole imprint with a tight two-track for Likemind Recordings. Both of the cuts here sputter and whirr to gorgeous effect, bringing together acid, electronica, techno and ambient music for an effect akin to Black Dog or peak Aphex. ‘Split Infinity’ sets a burbling 303 against plaintive keys and a whirligig of a 909 track. On the flip, ‘Hillraiser’ sees a similar drum take underpin some beautiful twinkling keys as well as lush, expansive synth pads. For a label that has been silent for almost two decades, this record is both a triumphant return to the fray and a harking back to the sound that they played a part in forging all of those years ago.