VHS Head's Video Club and Trademark Ribbons Of Gold rank as some of the finest outer-tronic records of recent times, representing as they do a completely unique, IDM-inflected and VCR-mangling take on the whole hypnagogic/hauntological fetish for re-processing the half-forgotten TV memories of yesteryear. This new EP finds the `Head going for a slightly heavier, harder sound, and in doing so he really strikes gold, from the cathode-fried cosmic undulations of `Decapitron' to the itchy glitch-boogie of `Death Dimension' and `Siege Express' - clearly he's been raiding the mid-80s exploitation section of his vid collection for this one. There are some curveballs too, like the chopped-up cocaine funk of `Jager' and the beautifully washed out synthorama of `Nightmare Park'. We end on the deceptively mellowtitle track, its shimmering xylophone tones edited to all f*ck, like Autechre or BoC remixing The Advisory Circle. Seven exemplary video nasties for all the aspiring Max Renns among you. Rewind!A1 Sundown 1:56 A2 Jager 4:17 A3 Decapitron 4:12 A4 Nightmare Park 1:22 B1 Death Dimension 5:52 B2 Siege Express 4:00 B3 Midnight Section 4:10
