Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of a different album.
Boxcutter: The Dissolve (Planet Mu, 4/25/11)
Boxcutter: “TV Troubles”
[audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Boxcutter_TV_Troubles.mp3|titles=Boxcutter: “TV Troubles”]Morrow: The Dissolve is the fourth full-length album by Boxcutter, a dubstep/IDM musician from Northern Ireland and a regular of the Planet Mu roster. Also known as Barry Lynn, he often takes a dance-influenced approach to his music, enabling an entry point for those who can’t handle thornier artists like Aphex Twin.
On The Dissolve, some of the dark dance elements remain, but by and large, this is a shift in a much funkier direction, with retro electronic sounds providing a much lighter and old-school feel.