microphones in the trees: spectral being
Showing posts with label spectral being. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spectral being. Show all posts

Thursday, March 27, 2014

kyle landstra


"one thing that's immediately suggested in Kyle Landstra's latest missive, is the fully realized sense of spacial awareness. It's as if you've been transported to a vast mountainous landscape, stretching in all directions. you can feel the calming sound waves flowing over the horizon, through the valleys and into your spirit. there are specific techniques he uses to obtain this effect, and it instantly gives these wisp-like recordings a sense of weight and depth. Kyle's recent live sets around Chicago have been gaining a reputation for being a transcendent, almost spiritual adventure. 'resonant futures' was recorded live in an improvised setting, creating an album that feels like a truly intimate yet boundless experience.  

hand-stamped edition of 50. sesigned, printed, assembled, and dubbed at Moss Archive. printed on recycled card-stock." moss archive

es primavera, la cantidad de discos que se acumulan y que me gustaría recomendar es enorme, y estoy segura de casi todos serían mis discos del año. pero ahora mismo, de 'resonant futures' y su portada estoy muy enamorada. Kyle Landstra hace canciones cada vez más bonitas. en 'resonant futures' hay una que se llama 'unveiling canopy light' y enamora desde la primera nota y dice más de su música que cuantas líneas pueda escribir. supera incluso a 'stream entrant' de 'the illusion of becoming'. Kyle tiene una varita mágica que le permite hacer canciones que fluyen y laten con moderada intensidad, como tocadas muy despacio, llenas de cambios, matices, drones-mantra, melodías y una aura inequívocamente espiritual y tracendental. canciones que requieren una predisposición total y un estado de ánimo como mínimo peculiar. en fin, canciones a las que volver y volver, que se desvanecen tan lentamente como empiezan. muy Kyle Landstra. y bueno, algo me dice que con el paso del tiempo recordaré a Kyle con la misma admiración que recordaré a otros trovadores galácticos tales como Günter Schlienz, Buchikamashi, Norm Chambers, Eric Hanss o Paul Skomsvold.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012

spectral being


"there is a phrase that goes: “next to meditation is music.” in fact, there are many sayings that can be used to say the same ~ that music has a way to heighten our awareness. for Spectral Being, it's the creation aspect of their music that leads into this awareness. inside the harmonies that mimic the human soul and exploratory songs that chant like a collective whole, Spectral Being is formed. a peaceful yet daring experimental group from southwest Michigan, they're releasing their new album which is a collection of slow instrumental soundscapes, piled under synthesizers, loops, effects and bass. come and jam with the phantom existence of Spectral Being this fall." ray jackson~already dead tapes

mitch smith: bass, effects
chris kondrat: alesis micron, effects
kyle landstra: roland juno-106, loops 

tidal sequence en repeat