Keepsakes – Impossible (Eating The Sun)

UK-New Zealand producer Keepsakes delivers five tracks that swing between industrial techno and pointed satire. ‘Impossible (Eating the Sun)’ opens with slamming percussion and detuned stabs, sequenced with just enough space to avoid overload. ‘Bongo Funeral’ leans on polyrhythmic loops and off-centre sample placement, loose but deliberate. ‘Snacks at Waco’ stretches into heavier territory, its low-end distortion tempered by clipped FX and a mid-tempo drag. ‘Parasocially There for You’ takes a slower approach, pulling from broken rhythm structures and uneasy atmospheres. Closer ‘Nimby Orgy’ brings the most cohesion, a locking groove underneath flickering edits and slow-filtered synth noise. The production remains dry and forceful, with few embellishments beyond structure and tone. It’s not aiming for range i more a focused, well-tuned set of club tools with just enough personality to stand apart. Keepsakes keeps things loud, functional and self-aware, which feels like the point.