Planet Mu certainly has their ear to the streets. Across the globe this small label is signing up some of the most unique acts in electronic music. FaltyDL is the latest, a New York producer mixing in UK Garage, dubstep, acid, IDM, and a host of other influences for one of the most energetic albums so far this year. Vocal samples reminiscient of Burial populate the entire disc, with more upbeat tempo and acid lines and IDMish melodies mixed in. It's very interesting that this sort of sound is coming out of New York and not the UK. All of its influences seem to emanate from there. I guess this album speaks to how fast sounds and genres can spread with the internet. There's an assuredness to the blend of FaltyDL's sounds. He knows where's snatching these sounds from and how they should work together, something that's highly unusual for a debut album. Overall, this is one of the more polished debuts Planet Mu has put out in a while, and just a heck of a record. And I can certainly see why Mike Paradinas was impressed. Some of the more IDMish tracks (like "A Shape Has Come") could come straight off a Mu-ziq album.

Style: Dubstep, IDM

RIYL: Boxcutter, Mu-ziq

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2009  Boxcutter  Dubstep  FaltyDL  IDM  Love Is A Liability  Muziq  Planet Mu  onecaseman 

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