Cascade

by Floating Points

This has been on my 'highly anticipated' list all year, and now that it's fully arrive, I have it on repeat. Full stop. Leading up to the release, I was obsessed with 'Birth4000'. And I still am. And in 2022 I listened to 'Vocoder' over and over and over again.

This is not your typical Floating Points. It's less jazz, more club. As another reviewer noted, it "goes pretty fucking hard." But I'm welcoming this deviation from the norm, and I happily embrace it alongside 'Crush' and 'Elaenia'.

I deducted half a star because a) so many of the bangers on this were released in 2022 and 2023; b) idk that the 'club mix' added much to Vocoder; and c) while the last two tracks are nice (and give strong Aphex Twins vibes), I don't know that two 'come down' tracks were necessary — I would have loved one more banger before ending the night.