Ars Sonor and The Implicit Order – The Prison of Souls

[bandcamp width=400 height=439 album=254077874 size=large bgcol=333333 linkcol=e32c14 artwork=small] The Prison of Souls starts its first track "Level 01 - Inception" with a sad sounding ambience that comes fading in, accompanied by what sound like things that could have been voices at one time at the edge of the mix. Then, an instrument vague…

Lowered – Arche (For Singing Bowls)

[bandcamp width=400 height=208 album=3358939168 size=large bgcol=333333 linkcol=e32c14 artwork=small] A fairly low tone from a singing bowl plays, and after a short period is joined by another tone. Then, a singing bowl is struck and rings out over the two constant tones. After fading out and a short period has passed, it rings out again in the…

Merzbow – StereoAkuma

[bandcamp width=400 height=208 album=1183149107 size=large bgcol=333333 linkcol=e32c14 artwork=small] Reverb laden, simple, metallic percussive rhythms are quickly overwhelmed by a wall of static, which is nonetheless not very harsh. The wall shimmers and morphs, and higher-pitched noises start to come out of it. After a while, brief noises lik…

Ian Watson – The Pile

[bandcamp width=400 height=208 album=4131708625 size=large bgcol=333333 linkcol=e32c14 artwork=small] Sparse loops of glitchy sound appear and are soon subsumed by more lush ambience, with a noisiness that is nonetheless not edgy. However the glitchy loops are present and make themselves more prominent, creating a contrast between softly percu…