Spectrum/Imaginary Friends - Interface/Untitled Imajinary Friends are a somewhat mysterious collective, but within their ranks they contain Tim Digulla, a man best known for his work with Tipsy. Throughout their five tracks on this album, they cram idea after idea into their work, discordant and intoxicating revelling in their wanton refusal to accept anything close to the ordinary. Take 'Cheap Thrills', all crackled sample loops and lilting pianos - disturbing yet somehow deeply affecting the sound of a burned out life set to an insane backing track. Spectrum weigh in with two tracks of their own and confirm their place at the forefront of all things experimental. This album exemplifies all that is sublime about this genre, encompassing a million sounds and a million ideas and leaving us all transfixed by both its beauty and it's wild insanity. Imajinary or not, these friends have produced an album of rare splendour and an album which should show the world that the art of pushing boundaries is far from dead. |