Aaron Dilloway "Bad Dreams" CD
[PACrec]
Originally released in a limited run on Dilloway's own Hanson Records, this PACrec repress sees one of "hip" Detroit noisesters Wolf Eyes' own unloading four untitled tracks of rather sparse experimental noise, utilizing lots of clicks, whirrs, hums, and other such barebones sounds for a really controlled and deliberately dim sort of delivery that never gets very overbearing or heavily layered at all. After a rather brief introductory track of spacious rhythmic loops with light crunches of distortion, a massive 25-minute excursion develops from faint layers of clicking and thin, light hums that gradually start to deepen just a tad as reverberated textures grow forth. A glitchier, though no less sparse, approach starts to develop in minutes to come, holding steady for a bit before another relatively subdued throb starts to swell in against some vague crackles and distant wailing sounds. Some of the transitions herein seem to reference the core loops from the first track, actually. The next piece returns to tactful layers of quiet clickings and shufflings with one harsher (though not very loud) fit of distortion towards the end - providing a change of pace, but not much contrast since it's not a big jump in either output level or density. The closing selection is another shorter segment at less than three minutes, again with the quaint loops and little hints of buzzing hums... and it all ends before you know it. The disc comes in a matte slipcase that's totally red with but a hint of tiny text on the back and one jumbled abstract sketch on the cover. Not much to look at, but it gets the job done. I wish there were more to it, but I guess it sort of makes sense considering the strangely meager approach taken throughout the audio material. I actually think this is a pretty curious listen - perhaps one that would've been more efficient around the length of a 7", but curious nonetheless. It strikes me more as background noise, or something that has some sort of incommunicable "artistic" ideal behind it that the listener can't really be expected to deduce, but whatever the case: At the end of the day, it's an intriguing little spin, it's just not something that moves me or would call out to me for repeated listening. Not bad, just not substantial enough to woo me. (6/10)
Running time - 35:15, Tracks: 4
[Notable tracks: they're all untitled]
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