Komisch keeps a low profile, releasing jacket-less 12-inches of what a less-creative critic would call mutant dance music (Luckily you’ve got me! I’ll call it: mutated dance music!). Christian Lisco’s debut 12-inch is one of two the choosy label has released this year and, much like the DeFeKT release (also Cerb’d before you knew what hit you), Thoughts does so much more than merely build dance momentum (though as a matter of course it also does just that), often causing elements to collide together even if their rhythms don’t quite seem to sync up. Yet they do, when it counts. Things might jump out of meter, but it’s a ruse, perpetrated by Lisco in order to push back against the conventions of relatively minimalist techno. You might even call this thinking man’s dance music, as there’s something oddly logical about how each cut comes together, evoking less a visceral response than a chin-stroking “hmmmmm” moment. Even “007,” with its bouncy bass bumps, isn’t fever-inducing as much as it is mind-blowing. Which is just fine, I’m sure y’all will agree.
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