For The Lost

For The Lost

The Mole [Internasjonal]

12 February, 2009 | 10.11AM

• Written by: Ryan Keeling
• Filed under: Music Recommendations: the mole

Who exactly does The Mole belong to? Disparate imprints have housed his ever-green grooves across the course of his fruitful journey; Philpot, Kompakt, Spectral Sound and of course Wagon Repair have all offered him a room at the inn at one point or another.

The fact is, the The Mole’s output seems to fit glove-like wherever it resides; none more so perhaps than Internasjonal, the sparkling release arm of Mr. Prins Thomas.

Out on his first proper excursion since last year’s quite brilliant ‘As High As The Sky’ LP, ‘For The Lost’ is more of a case of ‘as you were’ than any bold departures from his modus operandi.

The title track is an incessant little number, built around a gently unraveling ear-worm that delicately wriggles over the cuts near-12 minute duration. Think a wistful Luciano does disco and you’re almost there.

‘There’s Hope’ meanwhile is almost as lengthy, but there the similarities end. What sounds like a synthesizer running on empty coats the early stages of the track and, as the drums gradually begin to gather pace, a Mole specialty - the snipped vocal loop - is thrust forth. A late in the day introduction of a wah-wah funk guitar only serves to intensify the overall feeling of restlessness that adorned everything preceding it.

May The Mole roam free forever more. 

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