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In the piece called "The Path", a gong can be heard ringing out with some subtle, evenly spaced metallic percussion in the background, accompanied by footsteps. A thundering, low percussion comes in, like an ominous gargantua. There is a distor…
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fernand – New Quantum-profundis-133
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“133-a” begins the release, with a fade-in of some noise (both tonal and not) crashing like waves while a synth-brass patch plays some melodies. The noise and brass interact, creating on one hand chaotic noise, and a sense of relative order …
die ANGEL – Utopien I
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Utopien I begins with “Epikouros”, which starts with a heavy, distorted, brassy pad that is soon accompanied by higher pitched bell-tones that play forward and backwards in a repeating pattern. A reso-sweeped synth joins the fray, and soon so…
Karnivulgar – Terjebak
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Terjebak starts out with “Kamu Bohong”, which begins with some resonant periodic noise with slightly ring-modulated tones played in the background. There is also a wall of white noise that can be heard. After a bit, another wall of noise com…
Sewnshut – Sewnshut
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Sewnshut’s self-titled mini-album starts with “Peak Convergence”, which begins with a guitar melody floating on distortion that is soon accompanied by electronic beats and a simple synth patch which plays a melody of its own. A resonance …
Accidental Tones – Disordered
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This release by Accidental Tones starts with “Untitled A”, and the sound of water dripping and flowing with reverb on it fades in, with a deep rumble present as well. There is the sound of something being tapped occasionally with a large am…
kel – kel
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Kel’s self-titled album starts with “horizontal drop”. It begins with a fade in of a choir synth with some flubbing in the background, which makes way for some scattershot beats, which are soon joined by a pluck synth with a filter being …
Orson Carroll – Here, Tomorrow, Here/Half Light
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This release by Orson Carroll, Here, Tomorrow, Here/Half Light, begins with a low, droning synth pad. A pad with a hint of bell harmonics plays, and there is a little bit of dissonance as the lower frequencies fight for space. The notes are not…
Jo Johnson – Knowledge of the Possible
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Knowledge of the Possible begins with “Haunted by the Legend of Better Days”, and the sound of noise, perhaps with some ring modulation, can be heard fading in slowly, then out slowly. A richly textured brass pad is heard next, as sustained…
Black Robert – Antalya
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The first track of this album, “Outside the Antalya” begins as a synth pad with a long attack plays, and a xylophone-like patch plays a melody. A rhythm is played with little bits of white noise made into a percussive instrument, and soon t…