London based electronic marvel Kel McKeown - aka Kelpe - celebrates ten years of sonic boundary pushing with new maxi single. Setting to work with a selection of analogue synths - Moog, Korg Polysix, Korg MS10 and Doepfer Dark Energy - the Ableton aficionado and purveyor of warped, cut �n� spliced cliq-hop beats has delivered a handcrafted, 10-track masterpiece of an album which draws upon the strengths of his previous three. It�s softer, warmer and more graceful than 2009�s �Cambio Wechsel�, with a strong melodic element, and one which will secure his place in the canon of post-IDM greats. Kelpe says of the LP: �On the whole, I was trying to make the warmest and most analogue sounding thing I�ve done, and I think it came out best on �Answered�. The rest of the LP, in a way, is an extended build up to that favourite track on the record, which in itself was an opportunity to take leave of everything preceding it and go off on an epic trip.� Rollicking opener and curveball �Astrolomy� brings to mind the mesmeric Anatolian guitar of �After Gold� - a standout track on �Cambio Wechsel� - swishing its tail to syncopated drum rolls as it dodges electro bolts-out-of-the-blue. It�s followed by the lush, soulful, heavenly Baths-esque future pop of �Beaks of Eagles� - with gloopy synths, hollowed beats and obfuscated crowd chatter - the kind of song that chillwave probably wanted to be, but never quite was. The shoegaze-ready �Nice Eyes In My Size�, with twinkles of xylophone and twisted, subtractive synths aping the guitar�s wah-ing licks, is pursued and offset by the squelchy industrial clamour of ensuing track �Single Stripe�, which metamorphoses from techno to dream-pop in one fell swoop, glossed over with fade-out vocals and a denouement of synthetic steel drums.