Kuren – Tesseract EP

The well battered adage is that ‘slow and steady wins the race’ – but in the music game it’s often important to keep moving forward at full pace, so as to stay ahead of the imitators.

Once again Kuren builds his moody, atmospheric soundscapes around big future bass beats and squealing synths. This time around though the pop influences are much more pronounced, perhaps due to the inclusion of a significant increase in vocals from guest collaborators, which are all perfectly executed and incorporated.

Unfortunately for young gun Kuren, this new EP feels like his creative juices may be stagnating. While this is yet another wonderfully produced record, it lacked the level of progression and innovation that I had come to expect from him. (JA)

★★★1/2