A Constant Moth
,
Chester Raj Anand
's first album as
Lord Raja
, follows releases as
Inifitirock
and
Raja
, as well as the 2013 EP
Rubies
, his
Ghostly International
debut. On
, the young producer seemed to be heavily inspired by
Flying Lotus
-- the crisp, skittering sounds of the
Los Angeles
album and synchronous EPs in particular. While traces of
Steven Ellison
's output remain in
, the album incorporates a much broader range of styles: knotted amalgamations of footwork and IDM, heady ambient, alien house, and askew hip-hop among them. The album also features
Anand
's hardest and meatiest beats to date, as heard in the stuttering/clamping "Darwin," the frenetic "Throw Them Out (System)," and the knocking "Van Go," the last of which involves a rather delirious contribution from
Brainfeeder
Warp
affiliate
Jeremiah Jae
. Here,
is on the brink of truly coming into his own. ~ Andy Kellman