Grounded Rectangle, by Ambidextrous

Grounded Rectangle

by Ambidextrous

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Smekermann I know next to nothing about Ambidextrous, but I can tell you with certainty that Reluctance Abuse is one of the best motorik tracks I’ve heard in 2023. The keys at 6:41 live rent-free in my head. Favorite track: Reluctance Abuse.

Scubadevils Without question in my top 5 for 2023, and already a modern classic. A spine tingling journey of krautrock infused electronica, with such vast detail and wonderful pace, an album to enjoy as it evolves from start to finish. I’ve loved Ambidextrous albums for quite a while, and this just demonstrates his fantastic ability to bring his sound into another realm, yet retain his signature. 10/10

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1.	Circular Motion 08:30	buy track
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3.	Minus Infinity 12:21	buy track
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Ambidextrous, aka Nick Zavriev, musician, popularizer of rare electronics, journalist and producer all in one, has dropped a release that is completely out of character for him. His latest album with the Mestnost label is titled Grounded Rectangle and it draws heavily on the krautrock style. Completely out of the blue, Nick turns away from the soft and melodious tracks and immerses himself in the mathematical monotony elevated by the Germans to its own separate style in the early 70s, which, like all trends that originate in Germany, is characterized by the uncompromising logic, well-defined structure and prevalence of reason over sensation.

What makes this release unique is not just its one-of-a-kind sound, but also the tremendous amount of effort put into it and the countless hours spent in the studio recording it. A combination of typical rock instruments with a synth playing in the background and a pulsating “motor” rhythm is common for this type of style; that is why most of the krautrock “scores” are recorded literally by hand. For example, you can hear the drums of Sergey Ledovsky in the track Reluctance Abuse.

At one time or another, Ledovsky played in the majority of Moscow-based indie bands from Silence Kit to NRKTK. He also participated in the Ambidextrous Live Band project. These days, Sergey is playing drums in the Californian dream-pop band Halou. Getting back to Ambidextrous and his latest album, it is interesting to note that Maestro, the Soviet synthesizer, which Nick is especially fond of, makes an appearance in most of his tracks.

“I still can’t believe that it’s been 9 years since the Marathon Machine track came out. I started composing it while watching broadcast of the London Olympics marathon. I became fascinated with the idea that running can also be described as a monotonous repetitive process that can easily be translated into the language of music,” shares Nick.

This style with its hypnotizing squareness could appeal to both the psychedelics lovers and the fans of electronic sound. If people could just look past the usual nods towards Kraftwerk and Faust, to an unbiased ear in 2023 it would seem like LCD Soundsystem has made a comeback.

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released May 26, 2023

written & mixing by Nick Zavriev, drums at “Reluctance Abuse” - Sergey Ledovsky

mastered by Kokokei

design by Polina Baydina

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