Artist : Erstlaub
Title : I Am The Line Drawn In The Sand Between The Living And the Dead
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2008
Date : 10/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 01
Label : HighPoint Lowlife hpll029
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 46:10 min
Size : 57,7 MB
Tracklist:
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01.i am the line drawn in the sand 46:10
between the living and the dead
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46:10 min
Erstlaub, Scotland's premier exponent of drone-based
miserablism, returns to Highpoint Lowlife with his second
full length of digitally processed otherworld music.
The recording was performed in one take using a Nord G2
engine and a couple of delay units - no overdubs, no edits.
With "I Am The Line Drawn In The Sand Between The
Living and The Dead", Dave Fyans/Erstlaub easily outdoes
it's predecessor in terms of title pomposity, but follows
a similar trajectory in execution, with the composition
being a singular monolthic piece swelling and subsiding
over its 46min span. The title alludes to experiences going
on in Dave's current situation, caught in a purgatory
between the past and future, and the constant companionship
of living with ghosts of the past.
Building from a soothing wash, the album gradually unfolds
across dense worlds of sound and timbre, evoking alien
landscapes, harsh solar winds and science-fictional
elements which may or may not have been in part inspired
from his own addictive immersion in the films of Andrei
Tarkovsky and David Lynch during the time he was working
on the album.
At 46 minutes long, the piece requires a commitment to
listen through, and at times the music can threaten to
overwhelm your senses, but like all worthwhile journeys,
it's filled with trials and revelations, ultimately rewarding
the attentive listener with new details and secrets upon
each listen.
The album release coincides with Erstlaub's first London
performance, which was as part of the "Towards The
Singularity" event held at the beautiful Dalston art/music
venue Cafe Oto on August 31st 2008, where he played
alongside The Village Orchestra, Mandelbrot Set and
Fighting Kites.
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