Strands of lost industrial landscapes, broken waves of debris, disjointed fields of audio disturbance and scraped mechanical vibrations are all transmitted to the listener’s ear with impenetrable quality.
[Listen | Purchase] Following up from and, the 2009 release by Slowcream on his own Nonine imprint, River Of Flesh is Me Raabenstein‘s latest offering of nebulous ambient construction, filtered streams of improvisation and layered audio manipulations. It would be difficult to avoid comparisons to other highly skilled movers of this particular sound, however, Slowcream’s aesthetic is one that is carefully woven into the fabric of its own being. River Of Flesh presents six epic pieces (all in the 5-9 minute range) that casually sputter about, each with their own particular extraction of experimental solitude.
On tracks like “Unspeakable Acts V2” (audio stream below) and “Aesthetics In History,” strands of lost industrial landscapes, broken waves of debris, disjointed fields of audio disturbance and scraped mechanical vibrations are all transmitted to the listeners ear with impenetrable quality.”Hunting Song” offers more of a Selected Ambient Works (Aphex Twin) mood in which preciously subtle melodies collide gracefully with melted fragments of classical tones. “Deities & Demons” displays emotional bass pulses of acoustic beauty cascading from one eardrum to the next while “Atrocity” unveils field recordings, organic sampling and a curious auditory rhythm that softens the albums darker dynamics.
River Of Flesh is a fitting end to 2010 and a welcomed opener for 2011 as it slowly breaks down into subconscious neo-classical pathways; touching the extreme boundaries of experimentation yet somehow keeping the listeners ear firmly at ground level. Oftentimes complex and fractured, Slowcream delivers an auditory puzzle with carefully threaded cinematic expression that elevates the minds ear for those who take the time to digest its sonic density.
[audio:http://igloomag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Slowcream_Unspeakable_Acts_V2.mp3|titles=Slowcream “Unspeakable Acts V2”]River Of Flesh is out now on Nonine. [Listen | Purchase]
