A critical season substitute is a relentless cascade of rough-edged textures and indomitable tones, refusing to relent and continuously pushing the boundaries of tangible sonic research.
Tag: Abstract
Haswell & Hecker :: UPIC Diffusion Session #23 (Editions Mego)
UPIC Diffusion Session #23 begins with a cascade of glitchy static tones, each descending in pitch and rising in volume. They converge briefly around a central point, only to spiral down further as we begin to hear the distinct click of switches being flipped.
Giannis Gogos :: Light Within (Saos)
With a seamless blend of structured instrumentation and drifting passages, this ten-track suite unfolds as a collection of evolving, serene, and blurred shoegaze elements that hover just above the realm of organic surrealism.
Whatever The Weather :: Whatever The Weather II (Ghostly International)
Ditching the percussive side in favor of more timbres and textures, Whatever The Weather II depicts some wonderful spacious soundscapes.
Serge Geyzel :: Visions I Lost EP (EC Underground)
Geyzel’s signature beats twist and intertwine with drifting melodic threads, while pulsing drones create a hypnotic atmosphere, and in sum, Visions I Lost expertly delivers on all levels.
Heavenly Silences and Earthly Noise :: Drone and Ambient Guitar on Silent Records
Sometimes what comes in a flash unfolds over a long period of time. Such a flash came to Silent Records label founder Kim Cascone one winter night as a kid. “I remember sitting in a snowbank and looking up at the stars. I spotted the blue star in the Orion constellation and gazed at it for a long time. Suddenly I had a flash, like one of those speed-collages in a film where hundreds of events all race past in a split second. I call this ‘my download’ & have been unpacking its meaning ever since.”
Sjellos : Lifeless Ground (Cryo Chamber)
With Lifeless Ground, Sjellos plunges listeners back into the dark, mechanical abyss introduced on his last album Transmission Lost (2013), intensifying the grim sense of desolation and uncertainty. Each attempt to move brings flashes of forgotten memories, or fractured images of a past life.
Substak :: Silent Observers EP (See Blue Audio)
Within Silent Observers, Substak examines humanity’s need for mental escapism from reality’s harshness, seeking self-reliance, connection with nature, and alignment with the inner spiritual cosmos.
Loess :: Battens (n5MD)
Battens envelops the listener in a grayscale world, one that is cold yet somehow comforting, like the stark beauty of an overcast November afternoon.