Parsley by Simon J Karis

AST097:

Simon Karis is many things; tape label honcho, chinotto aficionado and my former employer among them. His own music veers off into various strains of refined electronics. To be honest, most any music that situates itself too far in the slick, digital realm (what I like to call ‘post-internet bullshit’) is not usually something I’m interested in. But SJK holds it down with a purity of single-mindedness with which he approaches his craft, a trait I often find lacking in others plopped comfortably prone on the PIB stool. There are arps dugs deep from dusted 16-bit cartridges and bass that'll make your guts squirm like you ate a plate from a dubious bain marie, moments of serenity and others of palpable trepidation. Plus, the release is called Parsley and has a track called ‘Pre-Cum Seizure’, so you know he’s onto something here…

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