Between the totally mysterious iamamiwhoami and the slightly mysterious jj, it's a great time to be blogospheric Encyclopedia Brown. Now we have RXRY (pronounced Rex Ray).There were initial rumors that RXRY was Panda Bear/Animal Collective's Noah Lennox. Those rumors have since been discounted (check out the myspace ID photo). I'm curious about this comparison to Panda Bear because, on the surface, the two couldn't be more different. RXRY makes feather-light eletronica in the vein of The Field. The first full length by him/her/them/it is a brisk 36 minute workout. The album is a surprisingly unpretentious brand of IDM: no abrasive noise, no glitchy anxiety, no fractured vocal samples, no dread, no arrogance, no icy indifference. All you get for your time is beautifully soothing washes of undistinguished sound carried along by gentle beats. Opener "Baulkn Slihts" is an excellent port of entry into the country of RXRY. Warm feedback with the texture of velvet rises and falls while a steady and almost imperceptible bassline works the low end of the mix. Even if this is dance music without a soul, it still has heart.
Some of the big boys haven't yet been tipped to him/her/them/it, so now's a good time to get in on the ground floor. You can grab his/her/their/its first full length right here. In 14 days, on February 20th, you will be able to download RXRY's new EP SNWMLTR. The artwork for the EP is particularly excellent:
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