Neutrino:Neutrino

Title: Neutrino

Genre: hip-hop instrumentals

As I reached for the last disc in my “Cds to Review” stack, I stumbled upon the simple, yet hauntingly dark and emotional artwork on Nuetrino’s sophomore release on Mush Records. Much a reflection of the cover, the Japanese duo, consisting of Atsuhiro Murakami and Hideki Kuroda, create minimal late-night grooves that could be as easily rhymed over as simply engrossed by the listener as its own musical entity. Production is experimental and forward thinking, yet confined in the warm sound of analog recording. The moody hip-hop style rivals DJ Shadow or Blockhead, yet contains subtle Japanese influences separating it from others. A bit less eccentric for Mush, but that is definitely not a bad thing.

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