Positive Centre - The Leaf Switch

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Review by Milly Milk

The Leaf Switch by Positive Centre: A Techno Odyssey That Sticks Like Glue If you’re into music that feels like it’s been beamed straight from some alternate dimension where machines whisper secrets to plants, The Leaf Switch by Positive Centre is your jam. Released in 2018 on the ever-reliable Opal Tapes label (shoutout to UK for keeping experimental sounds alive), this album dives headfirst into a sonic swamp of techno, ambient, and just plain weirdness. It's not background music—it’s more like an alien forest trying to talk back. Let’s get one thing clear: this isn’t your average “throw it on while cooking dinner” kind of record. Nope. This is the type of album you listen to when you want your brain to feel scrambled eggs-style but also kinda enlightened? You know what I mean? Tracks That Stuck With Me First up, there’s “Mycelial Culture.” Oh man, this track hits different. Imagine if mushrooms could DJ—this would be their setlist closer. The beat creeps in slow, almost shy at first, but then BAM! It blooms into this pulsating web of sound. Every layer feels alive, wriggling under your skin like roots spreading underground. I swear, listening to this makes me think about fungi conspiracies or something. Like, are they controlling us?! Either way, it’s hypnotic as hell. Then there’s “Atrophy Beam.” Whoa, hold onto your headphones for this one. It starts off all moody and brooding, like someone left a synth out in the rain overnight. But halfway through, it flips into this glitchy, stuttering mess of noise that somehow still grooves harder than most club tracks. It’s chaotic yet controlled—a paradox wrapped in distortion. Honestly, every time I hear it, I’m convinced my speakers might explode. And honestly? That’s a compliment. Why This Album Matters What sets The Leaf Switch apart is how unapologetically itself it is. There’s no pandering here, no attempt to dumb things down for mass appeal. Instead, Positive Centre throws everything at the wall—ambient textures, industrial clangs, techno thumps—and somehow it sticks. It’s messy, sure, but in the best possible way. Like a Jackson Pollock painting made entirely of sound waves. Listening to this album feels like wandering through an abandoned laboratory late at night. Weird stuff happens. Lights flicker. Machines hum ominously. And yeah, maybe you’ll trip over a cable or two along the way—but damn, won’t it make for a good story later? Final Thought Here’s the kicker: after spinning The Leaf Switch, I couldn’t help but wonder…is this what plant-based music actually sounds like? Because if plants had Spotify playlists, this would definitely top their charts. Or maybe they’d hate it because it exposes their secret lives too much. Either way, hats off to Positive Centre for creating something so gloriously strange. Now excuse me while I go water my houseplants and blast “Mycelial Culture” again—they deserve the hype.

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Artist: Positive Centre
Album: The Leaf Switch
Rating: 4.0

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Prefecture, Pt. 27:52
Glass Envelopes2:45
End In Submission6:40
Transfer Functions7:2
Atrophy Beam4:49
Left Hand Shook5:4
Mycelial Culture2:7
Composite Particles4:30
End in Submission6:40
Zero Focus Sum2:45
Prefecture, Pt. 11:18
Unconscious Diagram7:15
Internal Graft7:42

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634457911277

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Opal Tapes

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About Positive Centre

Positive Centre is the Experimental Techno alias of British born Artist Michael Jefford. Currently located in Lisbon after a long period of living and producing music in Berlin. Positive Centre combines analog machines with tape and effects processing to create hypnotic and textural techno music, with releases on Our Circula Sound, Stroboscopic Artefacts, SNTS, Pole Group and Leyla. In 2017, Positive Centre established the In Silent Series label to promote and cultivate releases that develop the potential of textural sounds that reflect sonic landscapes. Jefford started out producing electronic music and djing in his hometown of Medway (UK). Growing up on flourishing styles of alternative UK dance music that have influenced his sound, Jefford was involved in promoting parties in Brighton (UK) before relocating to Berlin to focus on his own projects. In 2013 came the first of three Positive Centre releases on Sighas Our Circula Sound label concluding with his debut album In Silent Series, of which his label takes its name. This was soon followed by his contribution to the long running Monad Series on Stroboscopic Artefacts, plus EPs for SNTS and Leyla.

Real Name

    • Mike Jefford

Aliases

  • Mike Jefford

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: The album *The Leaf Switch* by Positive Centre is a hidden gem in the electronic music scene. Released in 2018 on the UK-based label Opal Tapes, it blends experimental ambient sounds with raw techno vibes. One standout detail? The track "Prefecture" is split into two parts, cleverly scattered across the album. It’s like a puzzle that keeps you hooked as you listen. The way it mixes hypnotic beats with eerie soundscapes makes it feel like you're wandering through a futuristic forest. Definitely worth a listen if you’re into music that feels both strange and beautiful.