On their 8-track electronic album, Occident Accident, guest artist Mint Deluxe crafts a meticulous soundscape of controlled chaos and machine melancholy. The rhythmic foundation is built on intricate, skittering glitch percussion, recalling the meticulous digital fragmentation of artists like Autechre and the complex beat-work of Aphex Twin. Beneath this nervous energy, deep and mellow basslines provide a warm, grounding presence that anchors the listener. Woven throughout are subtle, detuned elements—melodies that drift slightly off-key and pads that sigh with a gentle dissonance, creating an atmosphere that is simultaneously uneasy and deeply soulful. Occident Accident is a beautifully rendered document of a system glitching into something unexpectedly human.