Sicilian artist Nino Pedone has been releasing records from his base in Berlin for over a decade. Spurred by early galvanising experiences of illegal raves, the artist's own productions are experiments in abstract and industrial techno, bass, noise and ambient music.

In his full page review of Shapednoise's latest album in The Wire 473, Antonio Poscic writes that Absurd Matter “is Pedone taking an inventory of his past works and recombining them in a new direction. It teeters between expressions reminiscent of experimental rap and muted, scuzzy techno explosions, revealing Pedone’s penchant for concocting cerebral compositions that nonetheless easily fit in a club context.” Pedone's new Wire mix exists in a similar realm, assembling UK rap, Ghettotech, industrial, and more.

Tracklist

Caterina Barbieri “Memory Leak”
Shapednoise featuring Armand Hammer “Family”
HiTech “Cashapp”
DJ Girl “So Hot”
Hoover “1-5 A1”
Don Zilla “Entambula”
Steve Pointdexter “Computer Madness”
HiTech featuring Fullbodydurag “NU MUNNI”
Jockstrapp “50/50”
Little Simz “Venom”
Flume “Get U”
Beyoncé “America Has A Problem (Blood Of Aza Remix)”
Koreless “Joy Squad (VTSS remix)”
DJ Rashad featuring Addison Groove “Acid Bit”
Hamdi “Skanka”
Nikki Nair “Renormalization Support Group”
HOL! “Country Riddim”
XXXTentacion “King Of The Dead”
Death Grips “No Love (Kavari ‘Blood Flow’ Mix)”
Quavis “Angst”
$ILKMONEY “I Ate 14gs Of Mushrooms And Bwoy Oh Bwoy”

Absurd Matter is released 14 July. Watch a video for lead track “Know Yourself” featuring Brodinski & Zelooperz here.

Read Antonio Poscic's full page review of the album in The Wire 473. Wire subscribers can also read the article via the online library.