Edge Conditions stands apart from anything else Jeremiah Chiu has released, either as a solo artist, in the free-funk improv group SML, or as a duo with regular collaborator Marta Sofia Honer.
Though still rooted in synthesizer-based improvisations and experiments, the album is often far more rhythmic and danceable than Chiu’s other work. While the influence of ’80s post-disco and electro is present, more than anything, the album feels like a glorious flashback to the era when groups like Tortoise were making groove-heavy, jazzy music blending rock instrumentation with electronics, and acts such as Mouse on Mars and Schneider TM were creating abstract yet brightly melodic and playful electronic music, with everything further cross-pollinated…

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