MK 3.5: Die Cuts | City Planning shows how Dom Maker and Kai Campos have grown over the past decade and demonstrates the two sides of Mount Kimbies aesthetic coin – each side produced entirely by either member.

Doms side, Die Cuts, is colourful and melody-led, thriving on the spark of collaboration; Kais, City Planning, is tactile and unpredictable, the product of a deeply personal aesthetic voyage. The two sides complement each other through their contrasts. But in other ways theyre not so different. Both artists present a unique vision which stands apart from their peers; neither side could have been made by anyone but Mount Kimbie.

The outcome of this creative journey is City Planning. Wild, warped and loopy, the album twists avant-garde signifiers from on and off the dancefloor into a deft and refined statement. Its sleek beats and stuttering arpeggios are caked with scuzz and personality, making for an album thats warm and inviting even at its most confrontational.