Without much sleuthing online I was pleased to learn of a Naúx solo venture, a one-off solo LP, Light, Traps and Exploding Wire arriving merely a year after China Shop ostensibly shuttered. Painting from the unpredictable sonic palate that made Atomic Notions such a beguiling treat, Light, Traps'... most engrossing salvos including "Don't Know Love," "Forget Just Once," and "Atlantis" were akin to the choicest (albeit perplexing) persuasions C/S offered. Here, however, the bass guitar was uber prominent, not to mention doubly more elastic. Naúx exuded a clear penchant for challenging his audience, and no doubt himself, but for virtually every time he threatens to breach into something completely leftfield he counters with a naggingly accessible poise, reminding me why I took such a keen interest in the first place. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Robert Quine had a hand in this album as well. Light, Traps'... has previously endowed it's rays into the blogosphere, but what's presented here is my own private rip of the album, and by extension this meager critique.
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