MIRA CALIX
One On One
WARP73
Warp Records 2000
16 Tracks. 55mins34secs

Mira Calix used to be the press officer for Warp Records. Nowadays, she records for them. One On One, her first album, is a piece of dry minimalist electronica, flirting with isolationism and Autechre-like beats. From start to finish, this album never cease to intrigue and disconcert. Remote voices coming and going, big fat sounds emerging from nowhere, deep reflection... Unfortunately, One On One seems to suffer from a lack of the natural flow characterising the music of Autechre, LFO or Plaid for instance. It sounds a bit like the artist is trying too hard to impress, and loses focus on her subject slightly.
Nevertheless, One On One remains a very promising and interesting first album, in line with the most abstract Warp sound and deserves more than a listen.

3/5