- The debut record from two ex-Devastations members, Standish/Carlyon, is called Deleted Scenes and it’s very stylish. They’re designer techno-pop. Just like most albums it starts with a fever. Critics Multiply begins ticking away, “OOoooOooOO How do you make it stop?” Metaphors and similies croon down and I begin to realise it’s kinda psychedelic. Early single, Nono/Yoyo, follows in a similar fashion, an explosion of style and also serves as an easy entry-point to the duo. Those first two tracks are the most straightforward of those on the record.

Of course, Jonnine Standish of HTRK makes an appearance and on Feb Love she takes the lead. This is the point where things get a lot more psychedelic. Extended instrumentals in songs starts to bring the average song length to around 5 minutes. Industrial Resort has the precision and delicacy of Fripp & Eno. Repetitive structures and textures of sound ripple across the stereo-field before collapsing into a Lars Von Trier directed teen, anti-drug PSA.

It’s easy to say songs sound like drugs. Maybe because it’s easier to make warped cosmic noises than it is to articulate them. The remainder of the album sticks to the flow of disconnection. A hint of sunshine turns out to be synthetic. Songs sound more introspective when they’re covered in a thick layer of reverb and put way back in the mix. Maybe the mood is getting too much for me by the time Subliminally comes around. It’s incredibly minimal and confusingly catchy.

Obvious comparisons to Standish/Carlyon would be Chromatics in addition to Johnny Jewel and Nat Walker’s Symmetry project. In a way they’re also a lot like Lost Animal. The concept of ‘one guy on electronics and another guy on bass’ band at the forefront of the groups' foundation, both deal with space in different ways. Deleted Scenes is compelling and visually evocative if a touch long and moody. For fans of New Order.

- Josh Watson.