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Feb 1, 2012rje had another ace up his sleeve: It's the Arps, a glistening modern disco EP that, at the risk of splitting hairs, is probably his finest yet.
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Feb 1, 2012A brand-new EP on Smalltown Supersound that picks up where his last left off.
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Feb 10, 2012Rather than limiting this EP's scope, restricting it to the use of only one synthesizer allows Terje's innate quirkiness and sense of humour even more room to maneuver.
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Feb 1, 2012It's some of his best work, but it's done with the gimmick of relying solely on the ARP 2600 analog synthesizer.
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Feb 7, 2012The whole EP feels weightless and aloft as if we have a clear view of the blinding blue gap between its heights and depths.
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Feb 1, 2012The clean lines and easy momentum of It's the Arps are really refreshing.
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Feb 1, 2012What could come off as a gimmick, however, instead plays like a focused foray into day-glo disco.
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Feb 1, 2012Each song is a lively, clever meditation on layering and adding electric flavor, bit by bit, in both the buildups and comedowns, and the freakier, funkier ideas are what Terje should focus on.
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