a r t i s t : Andrew Liles & Daniel Menche
t i t l e : The Progeny of Flies
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Beta-latam Ring
g e n r e : Ambient
r l s. d a t e : Dec/2008
t r a c k s : 04
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 85,6 MB
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I have been a fan of the works of Mr. Liles and Mr. Menche for
a while now, so this CD of their first ever collaboration is
most welcome. And it looks great; packed in a hard carton
slightly oversized CD sleeve with typical Liles-artwork. The
65+ minutes that form The progeny Of Flies are divided into 4
parts. Opener Eggs (signifying the first stage of the fly life
cycle) features the now typical Liles-sounds augmented by
Menche's higher and harsher frequencies. In one word
beautiful. The second track 1st To 3rd Instar features low
frequency pulses before subtle piano chords (and reverbed
pedals) set in. Again full marks to Liles and Menche. "Pupar"
(the third track) starts off with a horse's neigh. After that
surprising intro we're in a world filled with bass tones with
plucked strings and percussive elements. Closing track
Metamorphoses (to end the fly theme) features a low, almost
prehistoric growl and Menche's more noisy elements which
builds up to a climax. The track ends with
piano and the buzzing sound of a fly. This CD, subtitled "tres
muscae conummunt cadaver equi aeque cito ac leo", which
loosely and very cryptically translates into "three muscular
complete corpses indeed quick justice and lion" is a gorgeous
piece of work; beautiful, restrained and highly recommended!
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01-Eggs [17:24]
02-1st to 3rd Instar [20:23]
03-Pupa [13:45]
04-Metamorphosis [16:23]
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67:55 min