On the fourth album from vibey West Coast jazz mainstays Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes, Gendel's saxophone has vanished entirely, and Gendel's bass has receded into the background. Now, the duo's focus is squarely on synthesized textures and deceptive stasis. A weird, wobbly mix of gestural beats, artificial tones and Rainforest Café rhythms, Unrelated heads deeper into the Uncanny Valley.

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