Initially a seven-track double 12″ issued in November 2007, The Dead Bears presents a mix of abstract, disorienting goo: “Avon Sparkle” has the highest BPM of the batch, as well as the most drive, but would be one of the most restful periods of the average production album; “The Force,” ten minutes in length, is little more than a clomping four-four and a deadened twinkle; “The Tide You Can’t Feel,” the set at its most psychedelic, pushes its anchoring bass low enough within the mix to be almost imperceptible, and is shuffled through a vaporous maze of submerged and smeared hand percussion. Supremely syrupy dance music that bends, warps, and massages the mind at will. – Andy Kellman
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