Villalobos’ return to the 12″ is certainly a welcome one, but after the twin infinity of his Perlon full-lengths, you can’t help but feel like vinyl hems the minimal underwater-prog producer’s style in. Clocking in at 26 minutes for two songs, though, there’s more than enough time for what sounds like two B-sides from Ricardo’s latest to work their peculiar magic. The title track roils in the watery space that Villalobos has staked out so fervently in the past few years, throwing numerous melodic possibilities at the wall and trying to see what sticks. “Fadutron” has a more substantive beat that saves the wavering and shimmering for the bumpy and bruised melody that emerges over its length. You could listen to this all day and still not hear everything. Highly recommended for those that get high.

Perlon / PERL 48
[Todd Burns]