On the shortest day of the year, we have Aidan Baker, the Canadian master of drones who currently resides in Germany. I reviewed his collaboration with Dead Neanderthals earlier this and the mistake I made there makes me extra careful writing this one. Why? Because, simply said Aidan can do things with sounds you never thought possible. Hence, the ‘master of drones’ in the opening sentence, but it might as well read ‘master of sounds, designer of drones’. So, THAT Aidan is here with a piece where he covers several styles flawlessly integrated into a piece titled “Parousia” (meaning The Second Coming of Jesus). It starts with a beautiful ambience and drone atmosphere, like the sky in the picture on the CD. Then a melody is added, and from there, this becomes a piece with a certain complexity even I find difficult to follow. The guitar sounds are erratic but still follow a structure, and even after five listens in a row, I can’t wrap my head around it. Finally, the track ends in a more ‘sacral yet chaotic’ atmosphere. You don’t understand what I’ve just written? Then you have to listen to this track for sure. I suppose this is next-level stuff (as is the Second Coming of Jesus).
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