Kelvox1 – Grazed Red

Depending on how you look at it, Kelvox1 either occupy a genre-less zone of glitches and groans; or, paralactically, they’re saturated with genres, with post-rock, dub-step, krautrock and even the faint ghost of an alt-eighties pop song inhabiting their pockmarked soundscapes.

Either way, their music is voluminous (Grazed Red consists of just two tracks, the shorter of which tops out at thirteen minutes) yet minimalist, and rewards focussed listening: Hanged Man’s repetitive bass-line and clanging beat underpins a steady degeneration into scrapes and whines, while Steven-Grazed Red’s mechanical hiccups and distant vocals grow bleakly centreless.

Both tracks are hypnotic if encountered in a certain state of mind, but if initial impressions are unfavourable, trust your instincts: there may be depth to what Kelvox1 do, but the main components are there on the surface to be embraced or rejected. With music this eerily austere, many will understandably select the latter option.