As a brief aside/intro, I have to let the ultra nitpicky dickhead side of me (the side that tends to piss off experimental music folks more than anyone) come out for just a second, because I like this song a lot, so I simply cannot fathom why it's called "Ski" or why the artwork relates to that title (the CD-R comes in a small plastic sleeve with xeroxed artwork that's a slightly abstracted image of a skier). That just seems boring and nonsensical, whereas the atmosphere of the piece is really quite moving and emotional, so being the psychotic nerd that I am, I actually get angry that, in my mind, the title sucks and so does the visual accompaniment. I mean, why the hell couldn't it be something darker or more personal that would more closely match the composition it contains? Oh well, fuck it. This 13-minute selection is made up of broken up sounds of strummed/plucked guitar chords/notes that sound rather smooth and lush sans the crumbling effects that sort of break down the reverberated resonance of the flow. It's rather minimal and repetitious, but it works in a hypnotically droning and persistent manner (hell, it's basically the same thing over and over for its duration). This is my first exposure to this project, so I'd definitely be curious to hear more. I'm very intrigued by the musical yet still abstract leanings of this song. Maybe the title has some sort of interesting meaning that I'm not aware of, but whatever. I'm insanely neurotic about that stuff when it comes to experimental music, as titles are often a great indication of substance/direction, so... there's my defense of my over the top position on that! Good work, though. I'm into this.
[Scarcelight]
Running time - 13:30, Tracks: 1
[Notable tracks: there's just one]
Scarcelight Recordings - http://www.scarcelight.org
