Secret Mommy - Very Rec

"Very Rec" was last years full length release from punker turned IDM creator Andy Dixon under his obligatory pseudonym Secret Mommy. The most obvious point of note is the sources from which he draws his samples. Tracks are titled after various places of leisure such as "Soccer Field" "Pool" and "Dance Studio" because they are the places where the majority of samples from each track are drawn. All too reminiscent of Richard.D.James creating a fairly decent track out samples drawn from tapping a stick against a coke can. I can imagine the more pessimistic among you are mirroring my original thoughts when this concept was explained to me. That being that what sounds like an interesting and in great need of skill idea could also easily be a dull exercise in look-what-I-can-do experimenting and technical proficiency. There are points when such negative thoughts in prelistening are fairly accurate within the record. At times Dixon's desire to toy with the fundamentals of what music "should" consist of get in the way of the records enjoyableness. Fortunately he manages to weigh this desire out with many moments of completely inspired "glitch-pop". The best example of this coming from the album's second track "Pool" in which a slightly haunting vocal sample and instrument sampling coupled with the mans desire to make music out of everyday noise mold together to form an enjoyable and relaxing slab of enjoyable electronic wizardry. Obviously this won't be for anyone who's found themselves feeling nothing for the IDM genres kingpins but for those of you who enjoy the odd bit of Autechre, I'd recommend giving this a try.

Secret Mommy - Pool
Secret Mommy - Dance Studio

Buy Very Rec from Insound and check out Secret Mommy's website