Colorado underground is calling in the fiery transmissions of “Rit”, the album of scorching synth improvisations by Ryan McRyhew aka Entrancer from Denver. Released on the local Multidim Records, the experimental full-length is having fun with different breeds of noise and unusual rhythms.
The first tones of aptly titled “Haunt” remind me of Metasplice or KPLR, the latter popping on several instances during the listening. With wobbly synth blasts and clonky percussion, the nine-minute opener is a perfect icebreaker. It’s the closest track to the floor, though for club kids the album may sound too harsh. Creative arrhythmia in “Mutant Mind” is sending greetings from a surreal world, while “Acid in Desire” combines 303 riffs with chunky rhythms with a scent of Autechre.
To comply with the album’s crazy concept, the definition of music is challenged with dissonant tracks (“Aural Install”, “Feral Bend”). Odd species are breathing under creative rhythm design of “Fractal Mask”, while messy ambient “Ritual” concludes the play. For full effect, “Rit” deserves a hermetic space for a close-up with machine-made improvisations.