Jeff Rushin - Wondering mp3 album

Bought this one after being vaguely exposed to some other music of his, and decided it was time to satisfy the curiosity. Jeff Rushin may still be in the phase of finding his own formula, but he's done some fine tracks, and this is no exception.The A side shines in particular though, with the title track being an incredibly deep, throbbing, peak tme affair, with creepier overtones chipping in later on. Classic, four to the floor drums on the wings of a rhythm driven Titanic of a bass line will guarantee any dance podium's visitors will be there with their knees shaking.Pylon, my pick of the four, is a superbly trippy, acidic techno beast, but note it is not presented in your typical 303 lead over stubborn 909 thuds manner. Note that this highly dense effort is lavishly coated in a multitude of spheres, frequencies varying in intensity and vigour and interchangable patterns contributing to the really interesting, hazy if not full blown feel of the music. All of this, of coarse, being only a metaphor, as the whole structure rides on a titanium alloy bass section, as one is needed to carry this entire sound zoo acros the room.Atom on the other hand is a pretty bland minimal techno work out. I'd have been more generous had I not just gone through side A. Way too much redundant echo, the percussion is generic beyond belief and the muffled vocal excerpts are just what I needed in order to validate the manual movement of the tonearm right over B2, where surprise awaits in the form of Glow, a piercing loopy cut, not that distant from the loopy, highly percussive stuff of the past. The beats are of particular interest here, as they sound as though they were lifted off of a military march band favorite and then tweaked in the studio. To end on a chaotic note, during the track's last third, the whole thing gets engulfed by a large sweep of intense sound, and from there it all rolls out. As it should.In brief, while not a perfect record, some stuff on it is down right awesome, and Jeff Rushin is showing glimpses of great potential. Let's hope he can keep it up, as the first two tracks here are bonkers.