Abaporu

"Abaporu covers both his strong points and the wide ground in between. 'Indigo' is a more obvious throwback, fitting in with the driving, transparent instrumentation of Chromophobia; the next track, 'Manifesto', bears some of the albums furthest-out moments, descending into a musical twilight zone, hymnal in its monklike scarcity. There's also a stronger presence of psychedelic-pop influences, a new ingredient added into the reworkings. The jumpy synth riffing in the title track moves up the weird road towards psytrance, as a wave of textures engulfs the notes. The similarly bent '22' evokes a slower, strung-out Infected Mushroom; 'Wait for Me' starts off as innocent electro-pop, but quickly gets real trippy".

"Amid all this diversity, Abaporu is a remarkably steady work, with Boratto's consistent sound palette and knack for melody running strong throughout. But the album's range ensures there are plenty of surprises to be uncovered, too, waiting for both fans of electronic pop and pure club music".

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