The focus remains electronic on Open Close, due Friday (Sept. 26) from Thrill Jockey, many songs from which were written for recent live performances with ambient legend Laraaji. Messing around with modular synths just opened a whole new approach and sound world for me. Our performances also evolved in surprising ways.”Asked to compare Open Close to his 2020 solo LP Comma or his acclaimed 2022 McEntire collaboration Sons Of, Prekop sees a clear common thread. Maybe on the next one.”Prekop will celebrate Open Close with a concert tonight at New York’s Public Records, and says “there are plans to do something with the recordings” made during the prior Laraaji concerts. “I do really miss playing in a ‘rock band’ and I have been thinking about singing more these days as well,” Prekop concedes.