Secuund is the sophomore album from Belgian experimentalelectronix duo Suumhow. This album is follow-upto last year's debut offering from Suumhow calledCrash_Reports finds the pair doubling down on theirblisteringly crunchy beat work and warm, humanisticmelodies. While the beat-work on the album's openingtrack can lean toward the aggressive, making things feelas if all is about to teeter out of control, the thoughtfulmelodic touches in the synths keep the structure elasticallytethered together. Exceptions to that rule of thumbexist on Secuund with warm ambient track West Bend,the BOC-esque Bora Bora, and the durable onwardanimation of Cabin. Such diversity in Suumhow's experimentationmakes Secuund an excellent listen for fansof late 90s, early ought IDM, glitch & ambient. Summhow'sSecuund will be out Sept 20 and will be availableon limited edition 180 gram sea blue vinyl, compact disc,and ultra-limited minidisc.
