Damnit! It’s already been two months since I reviewed the most recent +DOG+ album, “Peace”, so it was about time for a new one! Although that previous “Peace” one was one of my favourite +DOG+ ones, it still gets played a lot. This new one, “Our Beloved…..” is again something completely different and shows yet another side of Steve Davis’ capacity as a musician. This album is short: Three 10-minute tracks, all title tracks differentiated in Parts 1 to 3. The artwork doesn’t give away too much about the conceptual approach, but we’ve learned that it’s more of a Bauke thing than a Steve thing.
Despite some overlap in sonic structure between parts 1 and 2, the three parts are completely different in composition/style/atmosphere. Part 1 is a track where Steve looks around for sounds and particular elements. The composition is, therefore, open with lots of negative space regarding the intrusiveness of the actual sounds. It’s intrusive, but there is still some headspace left to see what the sounds’ functions are in the composition. The second part is where the first part’s more expressive moments and sound generators are put into another perspective and where a beautiful, thick, drone-like structure with harsh influences is built. It is absolutely mesmerizing and hypnotizing despite being forced into your skull through your ears. Like a building, it has floors between the floors of an elevator or stairwell. And then there is that third part, which is as if you’re only trying to get to another level, but you’re stuck in a stairwell, all doors to all floors are closed, and you’re stuck. And you’re looking for a way out, but there’s not even a window to look through, so the only way is up … or down, but you have to keep moving to get somewhere. Constant movement in a static environment. You all know this is how I like my nose, so again, it’s a welcome addition to my collection of doggies.
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