Bridle Wire "Damper Song" 3" CD
[Scarcelight]
Here we have one lengthy piece created entirely using samples of piano, which is definitely evident from some of the more intact sounds here. Many of the layers have been morphed into more experimental textures - sped up, slowed down, pitch-shifted, entirely mutated, etc. But there are certainly lots of tangible piano notes still resonating throughout portions of the composition. And, truth be told, I don't really care for that aspect of it. I like the idea that only samples of piano were used to create the piece, but the end result is often a little plain in its use of that concept, so I find the less recognizable moments to be stronger regardless of their literal quality. The track is fairly loud and bright, with a full sound and some rather aggressive textures building in at times, sort of varying back and forth in its use of layering and sense of frantic tension. Around 10 minutes in an eerie drone practically fades everything to silence before slowly coming right back in and becoming thicker and more abrasive for the bulk of its latter half (which, while more disjointed, is a little more interesting than most of the first chunk). The CD-R is packaged in a xeroxed cover within a small plastic sleeve, and there's not much to it. There are a few abstract images and that's about all there is. I'm not sure about this one. A few moments are quite strong and rather curious, but I kind of find the piece as a whole to be somewhat lacking and inconsistent. I don't dislike it, but I'm rather indifferent to it, so... it's not doing much for me. (5/10)
Running time - 19:11, Tracks: 1
[Notable tracks: there's only one]
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