(Re)weave – Kapsela 05

The fifth release on Objekt’s Kapsela imprint arrives with conceptual clarity but never falls into pretension. Detroit-born, London-based Tristan Arp wrote (re)weave during a period of near-constant relocation between Mexico, New York, Detroit, Mexico again, and finally London, and the music carries that restlessness in its grooves. Spidery ostinatos, syncopated kicks and a remarkable array of organic field recordings, including whales, insects, thunder and forest sounds, are woven into something that breathes and shifts shape like a living system. Borges was on the bedside table during its creation, and you can hear it: the record moves through labyrinths rather than in straight lines, doubling back on itself, recycling earlier sessions into newer ideas. An impossibly meticulous and singular piece of work.