Nothing ElseBrainfeeder

There's a spine-tingling intensity to Marcos Ortega's beats. His debut for Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label is mood- setting music that conjures up menace, eeriness and doomy drama. Lorn's tracks come from the shadows, the perfect place from which to direct such dark, dreamy, downtempo melancholic waves and weaves of sound. What's noteworthy is how Nothing Elsetakes on some distinctly European hues. Tracks such as Army of Fearand Greatest Silencemake their presence felt with icy, ominous, elegant aplomb, as if Lorn was prone to spending his time contemplating those great philosophical issues of the day in a grand Viennese cafe. Then there's a tour-de- force such as Cherry Moon, which draws the listener closer with a deliriously haunting sweep of strung-out promises as Lorn's dub tendencies and sub-bass frequencies come together. A producer with oodles and oodles of potential. See myspace.com/ lornnn

Download tracks: Cherry Moon, Army of Fear