"Absurd Matter" is a labyrinthine sonic conundrum that spirals around the two poles of extreme noise and hiphop. It"s Berlin-based Italian producer Shapednoise"s first album in four years and confidently advances his narrative into the next chapter, building on the groundwork of his prior abstractions to emerge with a coherent genre-warped fusion of urgent rap, crushing bass weight and idiosyncratic sound design. After spending years scrupulously deconstructing club music, Nino Pedone has rebuilt it brick by brick in his image.