KIRAN ARORA - Formication CDr (Prose Nagge)
I've had the pleasure of living with this thing now since May. I haven't heard all of Kiran's releases, but of those I've heard, Formication is by far the nastiest. It's also the most accomplished. A restrained and slowly burning 40 minute symphony of blurting, farting, belching, sizzling, throbbing, slurping, snipping and cutting sounds, all arranged with care and malice at the same time. My favorite track (wont let you know which) sounds like dozen oaf brains being patiently squashed in red hot amplified waffle irons. Another favorite track sounds like some dimwit mashing and snorting bugs with a straw under rising excitement. I find it hard to compare this to much else out there at the moment. Imagine older works by Ochu being played in a huge cinema. Or something. No, not quite. One could also say it sounds a bit like Worth, but it still doesn't. Kiran has found his own corner in the ring, I'd say. Brilliant album, best played in 1970's Carlson speakers.