Some Truths - Some Friends I Lost To Bedlam, Others I Abandoned There (2014)

Ralph 'Bass Clef' Cumbers is gaining ever more respect and notoriety as a modular synth wielder of note, and especially with this more experimental side project of his. The snappily titled LP moves with the playful animation of Cumbers' live sets, consciously inhabited by a dubby spirit but largely focused on classic electronica as a frame of reference. The melodic notes range from drawn out wails undergoing processing harassment to punchy bleeps and blips, commonly anchored to sizable rhythmic instruction but not bound by it. There are dreamy, mysterious moments on "Music For Trepanning" while "The Magpie On The Gallows" comes from the same mathematical motion mentality as early Autechre. If you enjoy the odd blast into the wild country of fringe electronics then this album will undoubtedly appeal to you.