Vanishing Twi'n's The Age of Immunology was one of my favourite albums of 2019. Squaring the circle between Stereolab, Broadcast, Kraftwerk and the occult it was something of a magical gift. I've been living with its successor, Ookie Gekkou for almost a fortnight now before posting judgement, but I'm pleased to report, it promises to be equally rewarding.
This new one is something of a slow burner in comparison with The Age of Immunology but sometimes good records need a little patience and Ookie Gekkou is certainly a very good record. Taking inspiration from similar sources but with slightly more liquid funk at play it improves with every listen.
Comparisons with the record before are specious frankly, just as it seems quite unecessary to compare Can's Seventies records to one another. They were all good in different ways. Ookie Gekkou is ever so slightly more obscure than The Age of Immunology, more nocturnal in terms of its charms, but those charms are just as prevalent, if perhaps requiring slightly more encouragement to surface.
The only record of precisely this type that's really held my fancy apart from this one in 2021 is Jane Weaver's Flock which appeared early on in the year. It's great to see Ookie Gekkou come and keep it company so late in the day.
Certainly one for the cool crowd, I imagine this one will be in constant rotation in Rough Trade Shops up and down the land for a while. Put on your black polo neck and shades and make your way to the heart of the alternative dancefloor.
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