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Pedestrian Deposit Kithless LP (Arbor) PD possesses a certain, restrained relationship to texture. Sources both electric and acoustic operate on a logic of hybridity becoming compositional elements organized through their activation of a shared acoustic space. This functions in multiple directions: in some instances, the cello is captured and converted to a subtle electronic variation, expanding the range of the tone through this capture, at other times it acts as a sort of mimicry, tools of one sort operating on the language of the other -- the cello played like a burst of noise, or electronic presence informed by the technique natural to the bow. The compositional practice developed by the duo is strict, bearing the marks of tension informed by the rigor of live performance. The pieces on Kithless are documents of this practice; Drift Gently Down the Frigid Tides of Sleep was recorded live at 'Activating the Medium XIII:ICE' in San Francisco on April 17, 2010. The performance extends the use of hybrid and musique concrete forms by engaging with the physical limits of the body through voluntary hypothermia, transforming the performers state and relationship to compositional tools. Under a Veil of Living Light, a staple from the 2009 East Coast tour, is a drifting of the hybrid forms expressed above, weaving in and out of each other; traces of texture, combined and re-combined. |
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Vasculae Receding Stasis CD-r Painfully overextended 90's noise worship; blocks of harsh textures that unfold patiently, with the occasional abrupt change. Two tracks, 64 minutes, for the sadists. v_cdr_a.mp3virulent lapse v_cdr_b.mp3inferential |
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Tender Love / Anemone Tube Split 7" A great split record of organic, dark-ambient / industrial noise from these U.S. and European projects. |