I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's highly original in my opinion. I'll give it that. It's very structured experimental noise that contains elements of harsh noise and power electronics, as well as more musical elements... but something seems weird about it. At times it's incredibly abrasive and effectively put together, and some of the percussive rhythms and grating textures are really forceful. Plus the recording is absolutely pristine in volume and clarity... But I'm not very fond of the musical elements, the synths and such. Sometimes they're okay, but something about them feels out of place and detracts from the vibe of the other textures. Sometimes it gets a little cheesy, and in other instances those facets make the stuttered loops and rhythms harder to focus on. Pretty much every track has its great strengths and its damning weaknesses, and there's really not any one song that sticks out as being completely "good" to me. And I'm not sure I understand the packaging, it looks like there was an attempt to be creative but it honesty ends up looking somewhat unattractive. The jet black CD-R comes in a clear jewel case with no front cover, a square insert with jagged edges that has the album titles and an image of a flying typewriter on it acts as the cover, appearing on the back of the tray. The other side of the tray has a separate insert with similarly cut edges that has the tracklist and such on it, and the disc face for some odd reason is brightly colored with a field of flowers in hot pink and purple. Very strange... this entire release is actually all very strange. I admire and respect the project's creative vision, and I've never heard anything quite like this before, but I also don't enjoy it all that much. It's incredibly promising, and the recording quality is simply stellar, it's just not something I can appreciate to a large degree in its current state.
[self-released]
Running time - 43:31, Tracks: 16
[Notable tracks: numerous pieces are on the verge, but none really strike me]
Ginger Leigh - http://www.gingerleigh.com
