After two releases by MA’s Love Earth Music label, we have a release by the man behind LEM, but on Mechanical Presence Records. Mechanical Presence is run by Luk Henderiks, who we know as New Grasping Machina (see last week), and as a member of Inlet Terror. At this moment, the counter of their releases is just under 60. Among the artists, my eye got stuck on Macronympha and L’eclipse Nue. I got myself some stuff to check out later 😉
Thirty-four minutes of Noise by Steve Davis, a.k.a. +DOG+, and we kinda know what we can expect. Steve doesn’t disappoint this time because the tracks are very well balanced this time. Maybe it’s because I have a new way of listening to sounds while writing; this time, Steve added a bit of extra bass in the mix. Or maybe it was mastered differently, or some equipment changed. I don’t know, but this one sounds more balanced over the frequency spectrum. Less ‘gritty’ and more low-end.
As I said earlier, “Temporary Gardens” isn’t a long album, but a lot is happening in a little over half an hour – cut up into three longer and one short track. The tracks are noisy but have too many breaks to be true HNW. Also, there are a lot of evolving sounds, but they’re too noisy to be called drones. There are many throbbing sounds, yet there are no power electronics.
“Seance” is the short track and seems based on feedback experiments. “Try to forgive them” is a bit subdued and sounds like it’s contact mics on objects – though I have no idea how or what. “Stunning Vista” is by far the noisiest of the bunch, and “Please Please 2” f*cked me up. This one could have been a bit shorter, but I like how the sound evolved in the last few minutes.
The promo on Bandcamp is simple: “an esoteric journey through the mind of Steve Davis.” And my question to the readers: Have you ever actually looked for the meaning of the word esoteric? No? Esoteric adjective intended for or likely to be understood by only a few people with specialized knowledge or interest. I rest my case.
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