Robin Fox - A Small Prometheus (2015) Hi-Res

Since he first started appearing alongside the likes of Oren Ambarchi on the mighty Editions Mego label, Robin Fox has been a cornerstone of the American noise and industrial sound. He's back this month with a new solo release, A Small Prometheus, which sits somewhere between an EP and an LP. The opener "3Phase" contains a distant 4/4 bass drum in its underbelly, but the track is carried and swayed by modular bleeps, and sporadic slices of distortion; "A Pound Of Flesh" goes into total abstraction thanks to its gritty drones, while "A Small Promotheus" feels like more of a field recording. We enter a hint of techno again on "Dark Rain", while "Antlers" scratches and moans, and "Through Sky" slithers and slips into oblivion. Heavy, intense, but masterfully executed.