Shards of twisted bass, left field tape recordings, broken synthesizers, blistered techno wrangling and an affinity for surreal auditory manipulation keeps Refabricated on its edge as it leans on mysterious iterations of past and future.
Skimming our review from July 2011 of Fabrics and the same duo (Greek purveyors of music technology, Vasilis Kesalidis and Thanasis Dimitriadis) are at it again. This time they’ve amassed a slew of contributors to refabricate their sonic weaponry (10 artists were selected as the winners of a remix contest) and it takes a step into familiar terrain carved by Fabrics’ definitive electro-industrial tools.
With this block of electronics imagined more as a full length on its own, it stands strong and covers an expansive array of dark electronic distortion. Shards of twisted bass, left field tape recordings, broken synthesizers, blistered techno wrangling and an affinity for surreal auditory manipulation keeps Refabricated on its edge as it leans on mysterious iterations of past and future. As each artist steps up to inhibit a new space in the already tried and true vision of Fabrics, it does more than knit the bits and bytes together. Instead each artist painstakingly adds new ingredients that form subtle yet distinctive variations. The atmospheric pressure that emerges slides through industrial, tribal and drone without sounding quite like anything else. These sound scientists behind the machinery—most of which we’re hoping to hear more from—are on the forefront of experimentation balanced with textured rhythms. Download and feel the fabrics for yourself. You’re more than likely to seek comfort in its many shades of black, charcoal and grey.
Refabricated is available on From A Tree. Download as a no-charge digital release here.
