Hauntologists are from Berlin and comprise Jay Ahern and Stefan Schneider. It’s a great name for an act, one that suits their music too – as they say, it is ‘an invocation of ghosts from the past; ancient rhythms reimagined as future shock’. Their music is minimal in construction but uses its elements really well, making danceable music pretty much all the time. ‘Sustain’ is an especially good example, with its hypnotic lines and full bodied bass, but tracks like ‘Point’ are just as effective with their direct approach – dominated by kick drum and basic bass line, but subtly changing and evolving as they move onwards. On their Bandcamp site the duo explain how they are driven by the same spirit as African street music, and their music reflects that unstaring intensity as it moves firmly forward. Recommended.
5 out of 5
Reviewed by Ben Hogwood
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