Rimarimba – Below the Horizon LP

The first in the Rimarimba series, 1983s Below The Horizon, features Robert Cox in exploratory mode, figuring out exactly how to make his music. Theres a pleasure in hearing how he feels out the parameters of his aesthetic, here theres a boxy minimalism, slightly clunky and charming with it, that reflects the home-spun, improvisatory tenor of the compositions. Its ambitious music, though, wanting to do the most and the best it can with its limited resources. Cox himself admits to not being pre-wired to making this music, but that only makes it more compelling: Were I to be properly musical, it wouldnt actually work as well in some ways; itd be just another album of contemporary clattery music.

Below The Horizon by Rimarimba