With such an abundance of sliced analog frequencies — twenty-one to be exact — Patch derives fragmented ambient sheets and dilutes them to create what appears to be one massive lava flow that has no apparent beginning or end.
[Release page] It feels like just yesterday when Patch released his 1°C full length for Cartesian Binary; a fluid body of work that delivered a mixture of dark and cold dub-electronics slowly gripping its broken-beats. Interspersed within, one could hear phases of Western Slope subliminally poking through the fissures — ephemeral interludes that ached to breath new life. Now, as Western Slope cascades its tentacles of ambience, it’s also a blend between dark and cold minus the percussion. But it’s not entirely a beatless world; the mood is still intact, often as melancholic as it is dense with texture. Displacing chilled atmospheres across an ebb and flow of undulating micro-tones, melodies weave into and out of sight only to be blurred around the edges and hinting at what’s tucked away deep inside. A soundtrack for lost memories, Western Slope creates a window frame for these moments, a panoramic snapshot through the past and what may become of the future. With such an abundance of sliced analog frequencies — twenty-one to be exact — Patch derives fragmented ambient sheets and dilutes them to create what appears to be one massive lava flow that has no apparent beginning or end. Curiously displaying similar cover-art as Aphelion’s Zugzwang (DeFocus, 2000), both are replete with parallel sound transitions; a bypass of time and space.
Western Slope summarizes the baffling direction thoughts can take when placed in such a barren landscape. Both positive and neutral, neurons randomly sizzle throughout this sixty-seven minute musical placebo.
Western Slope is available on Cartesian Binary. [Release page]
