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Upon first listening to Show Fur on 5th Ave Street Corner 1969 by Kevin Koi, I am reminded of my time listening to artists such as Oneohtrix Point Never and the album opener and title track had me thinking of that within the first 30 seconds. Quick changes, uneasy changes and a hook - be it the drum part or the bell like melody in between the muffled low tone voices and drones - it's interesting from the start. Those uneasy changes early on turn to almost comfort at the halfway point before returning to its intended harshness.

Go for it, track two, has a clean sounding guitar with multiple voices similar to parts of Leon Vynehall's – Nothing Is Still - distant noise and what I hear as the faint sound of trumpets - I assume. It's a departure for sure. Short but every bit as interesting as the opener and a cool contrast to the previous piece.

One of the best tracks - Campo Side Binge 3 - which actually started to play the first time I went to check out the album - the artist has this set as the highlight and I can see why. It's a confident piece and well mixed. The drums march along at their own pace but it's the bass parts that glue it together so well. Here the vocals act as just another layer of bass - a haze of white noise or crickets(?) - I initially went back to start the album from the top but I can see why the artist has made this their highlight for someone clicking on this record for the first time. I like the drum loop a a lot and the hypnotic bass lines work so well.

Station to Station, was a little jarring and the drums sounded a little loud in my opinion in contrast to the previous track but as the track progressed the added layers around them made the overall track more enjoyable as it got to the halfway mark.

Locura continues a similar theme but in this instance the drums sound are faded under a wash of drones with faint melody under the surface that was nice.

The later tracks leading up to the final track have a similar vignette to them sit good in the middle to backend of the track listing - the added guitar was a nice return from track 2 as that style of guitar playing appeals to me.

Album closer Miroir d'un dimanche après midi shows a lot of promise and this sound could be explored more as is feels unlike much of the other tracks on here in terms of sound selection. I was waiting for Robert Smith to start singing on this one.

Highlights for me are: 1, 3 & 9.