No-Neck Blues boy Pat Murano dons his Decimus guise to follow up his excellent Glass Tetany tape from NNA earlier this year with a delirious new LP for Furtherrecords. Decimus 10 shares Tetany’s penchant for segmented ideas strung together in the service of a greater project; however, 10 more fully exposes Murano’s restless creation and comes off as an overall more exciting listen. Murano relishes his cut and paste act with plunderphonic glee. Each brief section of the two side-long tracks feels fully formed. This bevy of potential seduces the listener into Murano’s hypnotic collage. Meanwhile, a loose, improvisational cycle happens behind the music. Involved, physical beats give way to long stretches of repeated, minimal drones. Techno is referenced, but only underhandedly. Here, Murano shares a similar approach to mood as the mighty Demdike Stare, yet sacrifices that pair’s penchant for slow and steady development, employing instead a spastic hand at slicing through the evolution of any arrangement with a new idea. This tactic could be frustrating in lesser hands, but Decimus 10 comes off as captivating and tasteful. One of the best we’ve heard from Murano to date – don’t miss it.
The Unnatural / Doo-dah Man
The Unnatural celebrates LSD Day with the Doo-dah Man and Albert Hofmann. Thanks for all the acid trips. Keep on cycling.