Over the last decade, sometime Andrew Weatherall collaborator Timothy J Fairplay has turned his hand to many musical sub-genres while simultaneously developing a trademark sonic style that tends towards the psychedelic, moody and far-sighted. Free Andromeda, his latest album, continues in this vein, wrapping sharp modular sounds, hallucinatory synths, trippy lead lines, warped electronics and fuzzy, lo-fi analogue bass around a variety of techno and house tempo drum machine rhythms. There are naturally a few slo-mo freak-outs and chunks of chugging electronic psychedelia amongst the more up-tempo offerings, making Free Andromeda a well-rounded album from the talented and prolific producer.
Höga Nord, 2022