Graham Moore "Mote" 3" CD
[Blossoming Noise]
Six untitled tracks of experimental noise limited to 50 copies. Overall the style is very sparse, with a range of distorted sounds kept rather minimal and thin. There doesn't seem to be any layering in most of the pieces, and the panning is minimal as well (with the fifth song being the most active on those fronts), so it's often one shifting texture being broken apart and manipulated throughout. It's not the most interesting thing I've ever heard, but for this type of approach it's not bad either. I don't mind the minimalism of the approach at all, I quite enjoy that in fact. What I lose interest in is the manner in which the tones change. The more sporadic dropouts to near silence are nice, but once things kind of lock up into a 1, 2, 3, 4 sort of pattern it can become stale. Things do constantly alter themselves, so nothing is too consistent, but all the same there are often extended passages that feel like something is missing. The fourth track is quieter and uses more of a pulsing low-end, and I like that as a different sort of style that still kind of fits in with the overall delivery as far as simply being abstract and random on some level. The CD-R is handsomely packaged in a clear sleeve sealed with a clear sticker, and inside the only artwork is a transparency printed with maroon ink, brandishing abstracted images of faces. Very simple and likely inexpensive, but attractive and effective at the same time. I'm not really taken by the bulk of it, but it's a curious listen that has been well handled, so I'm not opposed to it. The first track is definitely the most interesting and has the strongest set of actual sounds, in my opinion. (6/10)
Running time - 16:07, Tracks: 6
[Notable tracks: all are untitled]
Blossoming Noise - http://www.blossomingnoise.com

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