Sea Inside Body is the debut album from Kelpe and was recorded using little more than a PC, a mini disc recorder and a range of house hold implements. An instant electronic classic, Kelpe's rich textures, sound washes and taut beats are offset by samples of bored women as they soul search and psycho babble about their desires, needs and emptiness. These sound bites run like a thread throughout the album, giving it a sense of inertia but never detracting from the oceanic beauty of the compositions.
From the womb-like pulse of 'Ice Cream Knife Handle' and the glitch-ridden lullaby of 'Age Sculpture' to the dark bowel-wrenching beats of 'Grappling Hook' and the filtered rhythms of 'There's A Sea In Your Body', these pieces display a level of soulfulness which often evades digitally produced music. An accomplished and imaginative debut from one of the rising stars of the electronic scene.
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