- After an impressively mature debut on Prins Thomas's Internasjonal in October last year, Philipp Matalla appears on Leipzig's Kann Records for his follow-up release. Lack Of Loss picks up where the Space Line EP left off, the title track awash with a dreamy, slo-mo chug. A perfectly weighted funk lick eases it along, accompanied by swirls of vaporous sound. Seeing us out with waves of beatless, ethereal pleasure, Matalla conveys a striking confidence in his own ability.
"Alright" shows a different side to Matalla, capturing him at his toughest and most incisive yet. Layering sparky guitar riffs over a burly framework, the sample from Bob Dylan's "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" adds a fluid, poetic touch to this effortlessly groovy affair. Mix Mup and Kassem Mosse return as MM/KM on the remix, completely transforming the original to suit their mechanized tendencies. Militant kicks play out over hypnotic synth-lines, while robotic splurges leave you stranded a million miles from where you began.
Tracklist A1 Lack Of Loss
A2 Alright
B Alright (MM/KM Is Not A Mix)