Brandt Brauer Frick

It seems as if culture is finally catching up with Cut Copy, who are making the most sonically diverse, perfectly produced and all-round timeliest music of their career. Shaking off some of the Balearic and acid house leanings heard on older releases, their new tracks favour Afrobeat textures, dubby rhythm sections and sweeping disco synths with an upbeat, effervescent tone that reflects their Melbourne origins. + Brandt Brauer Frick Inspired by Berlin’s classical history and dank dancefloors, the trio’s bricolage beats initially owed as much to Steve Reich and Philip Glass as they did to minimal techno, blending traditional concert hall technique with the euphoric abandon of club music. The resulting effect is often a fascinating battle between man and machine, with strings vying for space against industrial-sounding instrumentation that leads to breathtaking festival fuelled crescendos.