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a r t i s t : Oren Ambarchi-Johan Berthling
t i t l e : My Days Are Darker Than Your Nights
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : HΣpna
g e n r e : Drone
r l s. d a t e : June-2003
t r a c k s : 01
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 41,10 MB
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The Australian experimental guitarist Oren Ambarchi made a trip
to Stockholm, Sweden in March of 2002. On his to-do list was a
recording session with multi-instrumentalist Johan Berthling
(one third of Tape, among other projects). My Days Are Darker
Than Your Nights consists of a single 31-minute piece. Ambarchi
gets credit for guitar, Berthling for harmonium, but that only
tells half of the story. As usual, the guitarist has used a
multitrack looping device to build up a thick, dense, highly
kinetic drone. The harmonium sounds more immediate (no
electronics seem to be involved); Berthling holds down chords
for long durations, pumping air in the instrument, letting its
whiny breath blend into the guitar soundscapes. The piece
starts out very atmospheric, ambient. It gains momentum and
volume gradually and after 15 minutes it reaches a point where
it could either remain comfortable and ôambient" or cross over
to harsh noise ù simultaneously velvet and glass shards. You
can literally feel how dangerously thin is the separation
between the two. And it remains there, sitting on the
proverbial fence for the last half of the piece, mesmerizing
you like a giant (it feels huge!) kaleidoscope. The fade out ù
however careful and slow ù is a bit disappointing, but not
enough to cancel out the fascination this piece exerts.
Recommended, especially to those who appreciate Phill Niblock's
microtonal works.
Oren Ambarchi - guitar
Johan Berthling - harmonium
http://www.hapna.com/
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01-My Days Are Darker Than Your Nights [30:34]
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30:34
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