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a r t i s t : Area C
t i t l e : Traffics + Discoveries
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Last Visible Dog [LVD-098]
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : Jan/2006
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 84.5 MB
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Another fantastic CD on Last Visible Dog Records by an artist you've
never heard of before.╩ Area C's music is constructed mostly from guitar
loops + effects, but this only hints at the final sound.╩ While the
process is in some way reminiscent of the old Frippertronics, the
results here are far from cold, producing atmospheric tracks that
ultimately sound more like the beautiful washes of Stephano Pilia than
the 'one man with a guitar + effects' might suggest.╩ Ultimately,
'traffics and discoveries' is a warm and immediately accessible album
that I found myself listening to time and time again.╩ I suppose in that
respect I might compare it to Labradford's Mi media naranja, which in
LVD-speak translates to: A great album which doesn't forget amidst the
experimentation how to make simple, gorgeous music.
"If you picked up Last Visible Dog╒s recent six-disc ╥Invisible Pyramid:
Elegy Box,╙ you were treated to a 19-minute exercise in drone poetics,
courtesy of Providence, R.I.╒s Area C. His track, ╥Chain Bridge,╙ led
off the final disc of the set and proved that this relatively new voice
in the drone scene was definitely worthy to sit alongside the likes of
Ben Reynolds, Ashtray Navigations and My Cat is an Alien. As great as
Eric Carlson╒s contribution was to the compilation, it was just a tease,
preparing us for this, his debut full-length.
The fact that ╥Traffics + Discoveries╙ was crafted primarily with guitar
loops and effects pedals does not mean that you know what to expect from
it before you even listen. The sounds that Carlson achieves with this
palette are definitely not monochrome ╨ a broad spectrum of sound washes
over you during the entirety of the album. There is never a dull moment,
as each track takes on a separate dynamic realm and the songs themselves
change shape, eliciting a stimulating listening experience.
Most of the songs are relatively short compared to ╥Chain Bridge╙ with
the exception of ╥Dark Radio / Light Waves,╙ which is actually two
pieces joined together. The ╘dark╒ half features a sample from A.M.
radio over a miasmic drone and gurgle, while the ╘light╒ half sends us
East with a chant heard at a temple in Taipei. It╒s a very delicate
track, where the sound is sometimes reduced to a murmur.
It╒s very exciting to hear someone taking the ╘one man with a guitar and
pedals╒ aesthetic and taking up a couple of notches, making a sound
that╒s all their own. I╒m definitely looking forward to Area C╒s next
endeavour in the swirly, whirring world of drones."- Bryon Hayes
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01-Daymarks [01:51]
02-Sheering Out A Line [05:19]
03-In Channels [03:21]
04-Treble Thickness [04:42]
05-Dark Radio / Light Waves [13:03]
06-Ordinary Vane [05:50]
07-Squall (2) [03:49]
08-Jinking & Tunneling [10:17]
09-Surface Volumes [05:17]
10-Sleeping Through Cities [06:45]
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