There are labels with low output, and there are labels with high output ... And then there is Love Earth Music. Based in Massachusetts, US, LEM is the brainchild of Steve Davis. Next to releases from himself and several recurrent names, it's also a label where you can expect stuff you didn't know you would like. That is: If you want noise, abrasive sounds, drones, depth and confrontation. Guess what: I do.
The final one of this LEM Batch is a 2CDR and a collaboration between Chefkirk and Crank Sturgeon. And yes, these are very well-known names, and I shamefully admit I hardly know anything about them. < insert some silence for research time >
That was some well-spent time. These guys know very well what they're doing. Both are active in the same(ish) music regions, yet how they get there is entirely different. They are both active in working with small sounds, which can be samples, through contact mics or synthesized, but... Most sounds are short staccato; the composition is either made up of those sounds or manipulated looped versions of micro compositions. It's a part of the experimental scene I don't often visit, so it's nice to learn something new.
The two CDs are filled with experiments and, although intriguing, are also kind of tiring to listen to in one session. You're constantly thrown from sound to sound and can't focus. I mean: This is not music for when you're working. But as said, they know what they're doing exactly, resulting in the (for example) almost danceable "Very Capable Fatherly Figurine Correction". Another highlight of the first disc is "Fascination Aspiration Repudiation", with the whispering vocals of (I think) Crank. As a whole, I am drawn towards disc two a bit more because that's where there is more use of the longer sounds or before mentioned 'looped structures', resulting in a more atmospheric approach.
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