Lee Bannon was originally Fred Welton Warmsley III, and later Dedekind Cut. I guess he was first known as a hip-hop producer, but he has changed sounds several times, it seems. This record is an ambient, droning (occasionally with beats) effort that I find very interesting. It's music for a certain mood.
From Allmusic:
Pattern of Excel, Bannon's second Ninja Tune full-length, is another total left-field shift, this time forgoing beats almost entirely, entering the realm of ambient/drone. The album concentrates on the bizarre sonic manipulations that were always present in Bannon's work, but this time they're divorced from hip-hop or drum'n'bass rhythms, creating free-flowing passages that don't always suggest structured songs. The detached sounds, distorted elements, and non-musical sounds (such as voices, footsteps, typewriters, and trains/subways) are woven throughout fragile melodies and atmospheres reminiscent of Vangelis' gentler, less bombastic moments. [source]The album jacket has an embossed L and B plus some braille, which I guess corresponds to the name of the album.
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