Artist : Shail
Title : Patterns
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2009
Date : 02/20/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 06
Label : Smallfish
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 55:50 min
Size : 74,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Pattern 01 06:38
02.Pattern 02 08:00
03.Pattern 03 06:34
04.Pattern 04 06:08
05.Pattern 05 09:38
06.Pattern 06 18:52
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55:50 min
From Smallfish:
I'm very pleased to bring you this third release in the 5" Smallfish CDr series. Coming from the duo of Wil
Bolton (Cheju / Biotron Shelf) and Shay Nassi (Mise En Scene) it's an exploration of more experimental
electronic sounds than you might expect from these artists. Together they've created a superb collection of
tracks that were produced remotely using a single sound source for each track. Pattern 01 originally
started life as a piano sample but by the end of the process became a grainy, atmospheric drone / texture
with a strangely melodic feel - you can almost hear Eric Satie in there in fact. Sine wave tones form the
basis of the second track (although you really can't tell) and once again there's a real sense of density to
the final track - a beautiful yet edgy combination of layers gives it movement, yet it keeps a static, hypnotic
feel. Pattern 03 consists of electronic bell tones and has the most overtly spacious and somewhat dark
feel. When the bass frequency rolls into the mix early on it becomesa truly magnificent yet beautifully low-
key work. Pattern 05 is the most chaotic of the pieces with a chattering sound and stuttering elements - it
seems to form a natural break before leading into the utterly brilliant 18 minute final track. Using a digital
photograph of Victorian wallpaper converted into sounds data as the source it's an incredibly intense
combination of dissonant tonal elements and static / white noise sounds. The beauty of it is the way it
never becomes overwhelming - it simply wraps itself around you and has a deeply meditative sense. And
so the album ends - a real journey. I'm proud to be able to bring this super work to you and, as ever, a big
thanks must go to both artists for their patience as well as giving Smallfish the opportunity to support this
work. Fans of and/OAR, 12k, Raster Noton and Spekk should really enjoy this I think. 100 copies only.
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