This album is shockingly good. It hits hard right out the gate a never stops. It’s like taking a journey through the inside of the human mind with its personal lyrics and intense noise that represent the thoughts and sounds inside our head. It’s definitely not an accessible listen but I’d highly recommend it.
I like these quite a lot. Both “singer songwriter” albums, very different. The first is more fleshed out and kinda thematically unified/tied together and the latter is more Lo fi and “traditional” (neither is wildly unique but both are really beautifully written). _________________ -Ryan
I like these quite a lot. Both “singer songwriter” albums, very different. The first is more fleshed out and kinda thematically unified/tied together and the latter is more Lo fi and “traditional” (neither is wildly unique but both are really beautifully written).
At first, I thought this was a bit pretentious for my tastes but it's grown on me. 😁
You don't wanna swing on Lord of the Mics 3, 'cause there won't be a referee or a paramedic.
Hinting and shit, you know what fam? I'll cut you a deal: I'll stop thinkin' I'm sick when you stop shouting, thinkin' you're Titch.
If I was your engineer I woulda unplugged your headphones, locked off the G5 and the mixer, and said, "I ain't recording this shit. You know what? Step out the booth, you div. Nah, keep the money for the session." _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
This month was a goldmine for "eai" music. All of these are really worth digging into; but I feel The Recombinant Trilogy is the most conceptually interesting; while Pseudacusis and Armament are more fun listens; and yet I'll personally probably revisit 200 Years of Electricals the most; haven't spent enough time with Ilog2, but a skim and the history of the duo suggest it's gonna be good time. Not to mention Wobbly's Popular Monitress. Tough to pick a favorite from this month since it was so stacked beyond these releases (I will drop this track and of course Montgomery's "Electric Children of Hildegard von Bingen"), but I think my favorites for the year so far remain Michael Winter's single track and Catherine Lamb's Muto Infinitas.
The Recombinant Trilogy is three George Lewis compositions performed by three different soloists (flute, cello, bassoon) + electronics. Blurs the perception of sound production and sound reproduction but is unique for its treatment of space: hear how machines throw sounds to translate the ambisonic experience in a way that might recall Alvin Lucier.
Pseudacusis is an Anthony Pateras composition for simultaneous taped septet and live septet. The listener is unaware of which is which, which raises its own questions, but I think there's other psychoacoustic trickery going on here too, along the lines of difference tones or playing with acousmatic sound.
Armament Armament is solo cello and pedals from Mariel Roberts. Dark and confrontational, coming from a more political perspective of awareness of your input and its effects in the community, probably.
200 Years of Electricals is a duo (Ernst Karel and Kyle Bruckmann) for electronics with some oboe, English horn, and Wurlitzer organ inputs. Blends boundaries of every component. Juxtaposes natural and unnatural, music and nonmusic in a way similar to wandelweiser.
Ilog2 is Ignaz Schick and Oliver Steidle on turntables and other electronics and drums. Looks to be full of humor and noise.
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