Ok, the sun is gone, so we’re back to moody music. I hope you don’t mind that the weather is setting the tempo here, I’ve been planning what to right for this week, but the sun is dictating the route.

Anyways I think I’m getting old because I seem to have missed Yo Recuerdo, sixth full-length of Mexican minimal electronics professor Fax. Perhaps my general neglect of minimal electronic music was the subconscious reason, since I don’t even remember seeing any news/reviews as well, or maybe it’s totally impossible to keep up with the amount of music released these days. This disc on Static Discos is a top notch effort from Ruben Tamayo, who plays the guitar, bass, synths and does the programming as well.

Transcending his earlier more 4/4 minimal techno works this album has managed to fuse clicky electronic beats with ambient scapes, traces of shoegaze and melodies. The balance of these elements on Yo Recuerdo is outstanding with distorted guitars or warm reverby synth washes never scaring the casual listener while giving the serious listener a complex and emotive dimension to enjoy. Will suit your late night / early morning escapades without a doubt.