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diskJokke’s album Staying In from last year was something of a hit for me, reminding me of Lindstrom’s pre-Where You Go I Go Too Feedelity single releases, having the same knack for creating really unusual melodies, alien sounds and interesting song structures. This recent single on Full Pupp is a lot more dancefloor oriented, and in the case of one track, not at all what I expected.

A-side “Asa Nisi Masa” is the more obvious track of the two for anyone familiar with his work; it combines a deep arpeggiated bassline with a quite cheesy melody that is completely at odds with the driving tension of the bassline, cutting through the mood in quite a jarring manner. For me the track is kind of spoiled by the melodic elements and as a result is only so-so in my opinion, but the B-side is a completely different beast, and is in fact one of my favourite tracks of the moment. The one thing that always seems to unify Full Pupp’s releases is their textural richness, and “Cearadactylus” has it in droves. Clattering percussion is laid over the top of an undulating, squelching bass; the odd name makes sense when what sounds like a dinosaur’s growl is heard. It feels a lot more earthy than most of diskJokke’s previous material; the only concession is made two-thirds of the way through something altogether more cosmic threatens to break through the chaos - it doesn’t quite manage, but thankfully returns to the prehistoric stomp with even more fury than before.

Although this has just been released, both tracks were actually featured on last year’s Full Pupp compilation, but we’ve had to wait until now to get them individually. Evidently diskJokke has a new album on its way sometime this year through Smalltown Supersound, so until that arrives, this will have to tide you over.

Listen:> diskJokke - Cearadactylus

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