Blank Realm - Deja What LP

After years of basement noise excavations culminated in 2009's Heatless Ark (Not Not Fun), Blank Realm began to inject pop and rock forms into their sonic ramblings. The resulting album is an uneasy marriage of 70/80s US experimental punk (think Chrome,Factrix or Debris) with ultra crude Flying Nun styled pop. At times it's hard to tell if the results are casual and unfinished, or if the album is a complete universe unto itself.<br><br>For those who have just got wise to this year's acclaimed 'Go Easy', 'Déjà What?' will prove an essential backtrack in this fascinating origin story. 'Déjà What?' is a crucial stone turned in the Realm's endless rumble towards basement Valhalla.