Mig Inc is the work of one Gabriel Berteaud, who hails from Bordeaux, France. If the name sounds familiar, you may remember them from their collaboration with Maruda. I previously reviewed that disc and enjoyed it, so I was interested to see what Mig Inc sounded like solo. The liner notes are worth a read, and they conclude with this statement: „I make music for the same reason that apple trees make apples: that’s my way of being alive. Music doesn't solve any problem, doesn't heal any wound. What it can do is accompany us, enter into us, vibrate within us, then come out of us, charged with what inhabits us. There's nothing else going on in this EP, and that's worth it. I mean, really.” With a title that translates to „But the Dead Will Have the Wifi,“ it seems that we are in for an interesting ride, so let’s dive in.

There is a lot going on in this short disc. The beginning reminds me of some of the older Zoviet France albums, with electronic bird whistles and bits of synth woven in with the fluttering sound of distant helicopters and field recordings. You almost get the feeling that this is the incidental music in a Looney Tunes cartoon that was too weird for Tex Avery. This shifts gears to be a bit more ominous and droney, with the sound of 1950s sci-fi computer sounds and the ever present bird whistles providing continuity throughout. Towards the end, we have pounding percussion that creeps in over an increasingly noisy background. With a brief flouish of piano, it is over.

This is intricately crafted and well worth checking out. It is engaging and shifts around without the listener realizing it. This disc weighs in at 17 minutes and is limited to 42 copies. Highly recommended.