Von Tesla :: Ganzfeld (Boring Machines)

Here we see, feel, and hear raw noises collapse, fold and disintegrate. A mysterious analog trajectory that brings together and also carefully dissects the intersection between IDM and improvised experimental electronics. Fans of Autechre and The Future Sound Of London should take notice.

Here we see, feel, and hear raw noises collapse, fold and disintegrate. 14 tracks spread on 2 CD’s, Von Tesla is new to these ears (not sure how that happened), and manages to expose arcane and unusual electronic experiments that even Autechre might have playing in the background. Ganzfeld—a phenomenon of perception caused by exposure to an unstructured, uniform stimulation field—runs through a myriad of found sounds, broken pulses, disjointed glitch, and a smorgasbord of clicks and cuts.

“Feedforward” delves into all of the above-mentioned sounds and filters them down to fractured bits and pieces. The ambient elevated and FSOL-inspired “Infinity Reveal” takes us through a far-away dimension—a surreal foray into unknown worlds of turbulent slivers and twisted drone sequences overlapping each other. Crossing wires, and entangling each sonic fragment, Ganzfeld feeds off itself in a way that is utterly hypnotic. “Dream Part,” for example, delves into gritty leftfield nuances via eight minutes of undulating landscapes. And this is where Von Tesla excels—the influx of modular drifting is mind-boggling as evidenced on the extended 18-minute duration of “Echoes of the End.” This track alone manages to transmit a slew of abstract electrical debris (not unlike what was discovered on Autechre’s NTS Sessions), continuing to stretch and contort itself into segmented audio collages that could have been an EP on its own. “Aftermath” engages in a parallel path yet somehow feels more enclosed with its mechanical echoes and tangled ambience. Passing through a fog of layered drones on “Lighted Room,” Von Tesla continues to showcase a dystopian world of curiosity and confusion.

In all, Ganzfeld is a mysterious analog trajectory that brings together and also carefully dissects the intersection between IDM and improvised experimental electronics. Musical artifacts such as these should not be passed up, especially considering the Treviso, Italy-based imprint has published on 2xCD, Vinyl, and digital formats.

Ganzfeld is available on Boring Machines.