- Tigermoth has stated that his follow-up to last years Duality and the Infinite is an attempt to meld the yin with the yang. His second full length within twelve months, Traversing Karma see's the prolific Australian beat-machine continue to infuse a truly spiritual and organic warmth to his throwback, yet continually forward thinking beats.

The act of traversing karma itself is a balance that many aim to achieve in their short time bumbling around our planet. Usually the best most us earthlings can muster is stumbling and tripping over ourselves as we try and maintain some semblance of sanity as we ghost-walk blindly through life. Here Tigermoth walks this thin line with a seemingly relative ease and finesse. He balances old and new, East and West, synthetic and organic- and does so with the mindset that all these elements are more similar than not. Each piece of the overall puzzle coming together like they were always meant to be.

Despite never being a stranger to mood or atmosphere, Tigermoth's dense, mostly instrumental beats are stepped a notch on Traversing Karma. The beat-smith continuing to delve deeper into the realm of the abstract. The record feeling appropriately evolutionary from last years stellar Duality and the Infinite, which saw the Melbourne based producer touching heavily on world instrumentation and old school hip-hop beats.

As always Tigermoth's moody and expansive instrumentals are littered with sound bytes and vocal samples which origins are nearly impossible to gather from my dull human brain and ape ears. These audio adventures adding another level of depth and intrigue to a record that already dripped a richness from its core. After last years loose-ends EP, B-Sides Karma, Tigermoth again, at times, successfully pairs his sinister, otherworldly beats with a traditional hip-hop mentality- standout cuts "Sorcerer" and "Far Flung" managing to seamlessly merge seemingly clashing ideologies.

So far two-thirds of Tigermoth's planned trilogy of like-minded records have subtly blown me away. These intriguing, dynamic and cinematic movements of music have had me hooked from the onset and have lingered long after most. Tigermoth remains near the very top of my list of cats to keep a very firm eye on, cementing himself as one of Australia's best electronic music producers and beat-makers our proud, dusty rock has to offer. One of the true few that continues to improve with time, whilst avoiding buying into popular trends and styles. I literally cannot wait until this trilogy is completed. My future expectations grow increasingly lofty with each release.

- Jay Edwards.