Spednar - Static Linking (2024)

Kevin Bednar releases as Spednar. He hails from Portland, OR. You may have heard his output via CO-DEPENDENT, Thac0 Records, Unifactor, and many more; or have been lucky to attend one of his live-sets. If you haven’t yet, we recommend you dive into his discography, starting by his most recent long player for us, Static Linking.

The titles suggest the album has strong computer-centric themes, and this isn't wrong, yet one needn’t any prior scientific background to enjoy all its finesse.

I’m struck by the masterful balance between the hyper-modern production and density optimization of the production, strongly rooted in the current prowess of drum n bass producers when it comes to pushing the sonics and loudness of any mixdown, and a tangible, delicate and marvelous depth. Not to mention an outstanding sense of space... in between / beyond snare rushes.

Static Linking explores the hardcore continuum in a meaningful, personal way… and deviates from it in a blissful manner. Breakbeats are vessels for further exploration in the realm of the tastiest computer music, modern, forward thinking musique concrete… and much more.