Wayward Set
Label: Human Faculties
Catalog#: hf_002
Format: CDR
Country: USA
Released: October, 2009
Limited Edition of 100 Copies
Tracklisting:
1. wayward set (34:40)
Fantastic
drones found here! Seattle's Matt Shoemaker has been quietly making
some of the best dronemusik over the past decade with little to no
aplomb whatsoever. He hybridizes field recordings, modular synthesis,
speaker / feedback constructions, psychedelic colorations, and
minimalist stasis into forms which grow, twist, and evolve throughout
his work. The last album we heard from Shoemaker was his far more
tripped out, post-Kosmische zoner album Erosion Of The Analogous Eye;
but this live set recorded at the Good Shepherd Chapel in Seattle
harkens more to his earlier albums Spots In The Sun and Warung Elusion,
which manipulated field recordings into disquieting, grotesque (in his
own words) passages of cinematic sound design. Upon introducing an
undulating web of sustained tones woven into complex harmonic phrases,
dissonant bellows, and lulling hypnosis, Shoemaker gradually introduces
a revolving set of field recordings into his mix. At first the tussle
and rumble of leaves, mulch, and sticks in the forest give way to a
percolating chorus of frogs, probably originating from the Brazilian
rain forests given Shoemaker's excursion into the forest through a
residency guided by Francisco Lopez. He then embarks upon a slow
descension of his magnetic drones into ominous clouds of static and
ghostly reflections of grey noise, arching these sounds through
harrowing turns as if he were piloting an airplane through that
aforementioned rainforest trying not to crash into a cliff obscured by
clouds. This is eerie, hallucinatory music for sure, and this release
is strictly limited to 100 copies. Highly recommended!