If there's line drawn between 'approachable' and 'experimental' electronic music, the Clan Analogue collective are balancing on it. Some of the Clan's acts commit to one side or the other, but generally they're like-minded acts that push boundaries without destroying them. Established acts like Pretty Boy Crossover, Deep Child and Disco Stu provide stability in a long tracklisting of emerging talent. Parlour's No Title is an early highlight and sets the scene for some cerebral takes on existing genres, but generally the rule of thumb is: glitch meets ambience. DeForce reminds us that half our electronic community is labouring over a hot laptop, agonising over blips and blurps. The Clan call this 'low resolution', which certainly suits the majority of acts on their roster. I'm a big fan of Clan Analogue acts and it's good to see new talent raising their hands for a bit of exposure, especially Two4K and Able Child, who will assist me greatly as I write a horror novel. It's certainly not all dark but personally, I enjoy the Clan acts who take Darth Vader's lead and turn to the dark side. I can't imagine Australian music without Clan Analogue - they're a pillar of the electronic production community- and with DeForce they prove that the collective increases their depth of talent with each new release.

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