Conversations About the Light "An Unfinished Poem for January Second" CD
[self-released]
Three tracks of experimental noise that's definitely a bit more varied than I had been anticipating based on what little I had heard from the project in the past. "Inhale April" consists of a dense low-end sort of ringing pulse with some thick yet caustic distortion breaking apart in the center. At one point things sort of falter quickly and then an ultra muddy and subtly melodic synth rumble comes forth and again brings back that rigid, crackling bite of distortion - the central transition is a bit awkward, but other than that it's a solid piece. "It's Because of You That I Cannot Watch the Stendahl Syndrome" surprises with an immediate and consistent assault of harsh noise layers, complete with your usual rumbling distortion, fiery midrange spurts, a bit of twisted feedback, and lots of density. Towards the end a musical sort of synth passages fades in for just a bit right before the track cuts to a quick end. "Exhale August" then contrasts that with a minimal hum of perfect melodic ambience and in/out fluttering textures. About halfway through the seven-minute piece softer distortion starts to fade into the background as a percussive resonance starts to rise up. Things move around more after that, with more active distortion and strange chirping electronic glitches shuffling across as volume increases across the board. Overall this is by far the most successful track herein - perfectly representing all of the project's atmospheres in one powerful and concentrated composition. The disc comes in a small, slim jewel case with an insert that has imagery and text pasted onto a square of metallic silver paper. It looks like a couch or something on the cover, but it's hard to say as the image is a little rough and pixilated. Nice work for the most part. The harsh piece is better than average despite being the weaker of the three, and "Inhale August" is structurally less cohesive than the awesome "Exhale August", but these are but minor setbacks that don't hold anything back. (7/10)
Running time - 17:27, Tracks: 3
[Notable tracks: Exhale August]
Conversations About the Light - conversationsaboutthelight@hotmail.com

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