crooks & lovers

the mount kimbie album is finally here. at the forefront of the so-called 'post-dubstep' sound (more atmospheric, less 'wonky', less dance-floor orientated, and perhaps more intelligent) that has been growing over the past couple of years, mount kimbie have enjoyed critical success so far with a couple of EPs. 'crooks & lovers' drifts across genre boundaries, touching upon elements of dubstep and hip-hop, you can hear flickers of post-rock and even jazz whilst also being heavily rooted in ambient and electronic sounds. the use/sampling of real instruments such as acoustic guitar gives the album a connection to the non-electronic realm, and the delicate chopping and layering of the vocal samples could be likened to the techniques pioneered on the last burial and four tet albums. some have noted that the record can feel quite restrained at times, for me, however, its beauty derives from what could be more suitably described as a refined nature. it does not feel cluttered, over-complicated, or wasteful, but actually quite creative and extremely infectious. the album is released on july 19th on hotflush records and can be bought here.


mount kimbie - would know