Junk Culture
West Coast
Released by Illegal Art
The Illegal Art imprint has always celebrated judicious use of the sample, so Junk Culture’s soundscrap beats fit in that regard. But while labelmate Girl Talk flaunts well known sources in uncomfortably terrific contexts, this project from Portland resident Deepak Mantena resurrects bits of noise captured on a hand recorder for a glitchier and less straight ahead take on things.
A lighting paced nine songs in 19 minutes, Mantena’s first offering is a blast to the headphones that brings to mind the off-kilter breaks of Flying ...


























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