Levon Vincent – Work In Progress

Levon Vincent is simply the weirdest of all techno blokes, somehow completely stuck and far out at the same time. The guy was out and about in the drag scene and New York avant-garde circles, he experienced the genesis of hip-hop up close and burnt down Berghain from the booth—who wouldn’t want to read his memoirs? Anyhow, »Work in Progress,« yet another tape, does not really make sense on this medium with its bleepy approach techno that dances around Western tuning conventions. But as an album, it’s just as weird as its maker—and thus, simply perfect. Kristoffer Cornils