Just a month and a half ago, I reviewed some deliciously loud output by the British Input Error Records. And here we have yet a newer batch of stuff.
The third and final release of the batch is Piercing with “Kites Of Nephythys”, and yes, I’m saving the best for last. Piercing is Branden Diven, who works in experimental noise/sound collage. He runs the Abhorrent A.D. label amongst others, and “Kites Of Nephythys” is the fifth release under the Piercing moniker. The CD is just under 40 minutes and contains two long tracks. The opening track is hypnotic with layers of micro noises, quite pushed to the front, over loops with mellow industrial structured repetition sounds. When the track is halfway through, another loop becomes the track’s central theme, and I can’t stand it, but I have the feeling I know it from somewhere. It’s beautiful! The created atmosphere is charming, and this is a track alone to put on repeat and mesmerise. But the fact that I can’t grasp my feeble mind on where I know the loop from, or what inspired Brandon to create the loop …
The second track, “Goddess of Betrayal”, opens relatively quiet with an atmosphere that fits the first track. But it doesn’t take too long before the layers of micro noises at the beginning of the first track intertwine with saturated backgrounds, and it all becomes cumbersome. Though not for long. One of the key words that should be considered, which is part of the composition technique Brandon uses, is subtleness. Things don’t have to be loud to make an impact. The promotional text contains the words ‘a palpably surreal or transcendent atmosphere’ to describe these tracks, and I can confirm.
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