»Feelings Drives Loops Hearts«, the opening piece, already suggests in which direction Matt Karmil could go with this; pretty much in any direction! Apart from scraps of memories, there’s not much left of the sassy House, which Matt Karmil has presented in the last years on labels like PNN, Studio Barnhus, Beats in Space and also on his own EP »Play It Do It Say It« on Idle Hands And with »Feelings Drives Loops Hearts« this theme is admittedly at its peak. Already shown in the title. The remaining 12 pieces are all identified with just one word. This first piece is attributed with 4 words and that may also be interpreted as the consolidation of the tracks »Feelings«, »Drives«, »Loops«, »Hearts«. Or vice versa; »Didn’t Going So Over« could have also been an interesting 10 minute number, a compilation of the tracks »Didn’t«, »Going«, »So«, »Over«. For example. Another; »Wonder Skip Life«. I just want to say that it would have been possible. And »IDLE033« is all about possibilities. The pieces offer never-ending possibilities of connections. The entire potential lies in their incompleteness. The moment as a blue print. The temporary as an art form. Similar to the role of a beat tape in Hip Hop. A snapping Hip Hop beat is even featured in »So«. This isn’t the only stoned moment here (see »Wonder«). I would probably put the album aside as an aspiring producer’s exercise in style, if »IDLE033« wouldn’t sound like such a holistic composition. Because with all its differences (stylistic, thematic, in addition qualitative) the individual interludes are like circles lying smoothly around an inner core. Is this also what the artwork wants to tell us?
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