Nostalgic moments and crunchy bits weave an infinite web of looping sparks and drifting drones.
Surreal field recordings blend with processed glitch veils
More akin to a soundtrack we didn’t know was essential, Same But Different from Connecticut-based experimental sound composer Jeff Düngfelder (operating under the Ümlaut alias), is a baffling ten piece collection. Surreal field recordings blend with processed glitch veils intertwined and densely layered. Nostalgic moments and crunchy bits weave an infinite web of looping sparks and drifting drones as “No Beginning” opens with its swelling beauty. Calmly floating synth structures and downtempo beatwork hover just above the landscape as evidenced by the swirling strands of “Clarity and Awareness” and the curious ambient sizzling of “Sentient Beings.” Düngfelder’s adeptness for diving deep into abstract sonic worlds is baffling; where even the most translucent of pieces (“Divinations and Prophecies” and “Bodhisattvas”) come to life unknowingly—bursting into shape from the farthest sonic contours.
Same But Different is available on Audiobulb. [Bandcamp]
