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Though it may be tempting to describe Radian merely as an instrumental post-rock group in the Chicago tradition – they are instrumental, and they’re signed to Thrill Jockey, after all – there aren’t any post-rock bands that are engaging with ideas from electronic and improvised music to the degree that Radian does.
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A more savage, flawless and impressive sound could not have emanated from these Austrian-born, Chicago-fed composers of laptop jazz.
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Radian boasts a sound far deeper and richer than most of their push-button contemporaries.
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Radian created a record that listeners have to let envelope them slowly -- and, if patient enough, Juxtaposition will reveal treasures from an aural dig that are a wonderful, satisfying surprise.
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Radian has given soul and warmth to the body electric on Juxtaposition.
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Utterly modern and utterly compelling.
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The group takes the term "clinical" to new heights, yet this newest effort still sounds more loose than their last effort.
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The results sound just fine-- if somewhat familiar to fans of Tortoise, To Rococo Rot, Pan American, or Radian's previous work.
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It is blatantly experimental, though most indie fans should find it at least mildly accessible.
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The WireTheirs is a terse music, but purposeful, and it's that quality which makes this a more engaging listen than the equally abstract cybernetic fusion of To Rococo Rot or Mapstation. [#247, p.62]