Fabrizio Rat

The Pianist BLACK STROBE. CD/DL/LP

Fusing jarring, Nils Frahm-style prepared piano with a Roland 303 and 909, Parisbased Italian Fabrizio Rat blends avant-classical, acid house and Detroit techno. The album’s apogee, Pollini (all eight tracks are named after acclaimed concert pianists), is a barrelling, six-furlong 130bpm sprint, replete with maniacal acid squiggle, hammering piano strings and muscular kick drums. SW