And so, this is the sixth and final in the series after a journey through the whole set of k-sets (I know, I’ll stay away from trying to be funny from now on). For now. And my oh my, did Frans leave some treats to close this project. For now. Unknown names for me, so exploration time. Diurnal Burdens is Ross Scott-Buccleuch, who runs the Steep Gloss tape label. As said, this was the first I had heard of his name or activities besides the occasional words in Vital. But FdW mostly snatches the releases before I ever get a chance. Opt-Out is the output from James Wilson, and he’s a tape label owner, too; He runs the UK-based Moonside Tapes. We can start by saying that both artists know and respect the tape as a medium with all its quirks and limitations, as well as its power and possibilities.
We can find ten tracks in between 2 and 15 minutes and a total playing time of 73 minutes on ‘False Depictions’. I have no clue who does what, and – as opposed to what I have seen in other reviews – there is no list of the used equipment. The style of music should probably be labelled somewhere in the drone and Lofi ambient region with a bit of soundscape: delicious tapestries, hardly any intrusive sounds, and lots of reverb over harmonic layers, creating magnificent modulation patterns. The shorter tracks are more of a recording of ideas or experiments, but they don’t last long enough to tell a complete story. As opposed to the longer ones like “Mirage Cupola” and “Flowers That Cut The Heart” that has way more of a beginning / middle piece and end. But while writing this, the longest one, “Meditation on Borobudur Terrace”, has less of a story and really creates a meditative moment (read: hypnotizing atmosphere).
‘False Depictions’ is a great release. It’s one of those tapes for which you are okay with having a deck with auto-reverse and auto-replay. We’ll wake you up tomorrow. Sweet dreams.
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