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Scotland, 1999-2009
Electronica, ambient, electro,
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Reverbaphon "The Medium Thru Which Sound Travels is No Longer Present" 2003, Benbecula Records (ben020, ben020cd) "Reverbaphon originally from Dundee, now living in Glasgow, Scotland, this is his first proper release, previous compilation releases include : (“radthai” on “trade & distribution almanac volume 1” (adaadat) and “weepholograph” on “one giant bleep for mankind” (law and auder). The name a reverbaphone is a homemade instrument comprising of a reed mouthpiece connected to a long cardboard tube with a spring tensioned along the length, this is then recorded to a variablespeed tape recorder, the pitch can be altered during recording. "Probably the best method statement for the benbecula label so far, reverbaphon’s freestyle and uninhibited take on electronica, merged with conventional instrumentation, is a refreshing diversion from the preset laptop sounds of today’s homogenous electronic releases" ok, lets take a listen and see whats goin on.... "Only song" opens with a casual zingy rhythm very mellow, with the vocals "Imagine a world where this was the only song, and against your will, you had to sit, and listen to it all day long, until it made you ill", very cool lyrics. The vocals are brought to life with the inclusion of plinky plonky tones bouncing around, then an angry modem pushes onto the stage and unleashes a high pitched barrage of connection noise... "CEASE MAD MODEM" I am trying to listen. He falls silent and the music continues to a quiet smooth ending. Very cool. "Honky" pours into your personal space with a wily bassy tune, with some cool sampled lyrics. A very ghostly combination of what sounds like baffled bagpipes being dangled and swang around, whilst being kicked by a small glitchy beat. I dont know where the sample comes from "anything your heart desires, will come to youuuu", if anyone knows, please mail me :) "Nemmon" begins with a jittering sitar, pausing and then restarting with a very BOC sounding horn playing overhead. An electric heartbeat slides around every now and again, pulsing the whole track along. Moody electric horns scream out and slightly break up with a tiny clicky reverb, until all falls silent. A squelchy wonderland tune plays alongside a scary high pitched recorder, with a very shrill voice. A calm plodding rhythm and a whole heap of goodness is "Angel". Normally, any 'electronic music' with vocals just doesnt seem to work for me, if the vocals are cut to crap and distorted or a robot voice it's ok. So when I heard that Reverbaphon has vocals on some tracks I was worried, but all worries dissapeared after listening, it's just all good. The vocals integrate with what's happening around them. Team Tesselate have been loving it. Overall a very good release, and I look forward to future work from reverbaphon." Tesselate |
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