https://fewcrackles.bandcamp.com/album/burgercome-stuck
THE VINYL FACtORY
“This 7” from Glasgow’s Few Crackles introduces Malaizy, and the host of scorched and distended frequencies she employs on these two brilliantly odd tunes. A curious structure on ‘Burgercome’ pushes all kinds of thresholds, with a perfectly serviceable pop vocal melting within a mix of scuzzy, high-octane distortion. Adding to this electrical tangle, the flipside steps back a gear and grounds its uncanny stasis in a down-pitched vocal loop. A one-two punch of neatly shaped audio detritus.”
boomkat
“Rabid hardcore gabber meets avant dream-pop at the hands of Malaizy, a new starlet borne from the Glasgow scene and debuting via Few Crackles
As the samples will tell you, it’s thoroughly fugged and upfront stuff, with the barrelling kicks and scudding vox of ‘Burgercome’ hitting like some lushly Ballardian collision of Service Animal and Teresa Winter, whereas ’Stuck’ appears to survey the twisted wreckage afterwards in a screwed tangle of twisted metal and mutilated vocals delivered with a bruxist sensuality.
Tip!”
Juno
“The 140+ BPM revolution race with scarcely a look in the rear view mirror. Malaizy here dropping two tracks that show just how wild and weird stuff can get in this part of the dance music spectrum. 'Burgercome' itself has hints electroclash, juke, ghetto tech, footwork, and EBM, without fully committing itself to any of those things by way of a DIY punk on speed in a Parisian warehouse party vibe.
Over on the flip, 'Stuck' is an entirely different beast altogether, which probably isn't that surprising considering the unique and particularly niche nature of the opening tune. Rather than setting a break neck pace, instead we descend into a staccato amalgamation of white noise, distorted drums and inaudible human murmurings.”
MONORAIL
“Malaizy is the new working name for Alicia Mathews’ new music. Better known as half of the group LAPS and on her own producing anxiety ridden electronic Mute-isms, Malaizy’s sound is more throat grabbing, crunchy techno overlaced with manipulated and distorted vocal samples. The beat on Burgercome mutates out of a broken kick sample into a pummelling, high-BPM monster that reminds us of anything from Warm Leatherette to a more gritty sounding British Murder Boys. The flip, Stuck, is a dragging, warped rhythm track that feels like it’s dragging a glacier back to a firey hell, all blown out, low pitched vocals and variably speeded turntable manipulation.”
TECHNIQUE STREET
“Totally bonkers avant/industrial hardcore & bent electronics with equally inventive packaging (housed in a vapor-locked plastic seal that has to be knifed open). I knew an expensive import 7" was going to be a tough pitch when I picked these up, but trust me on this one...”