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Richard Garet - Winter
RATED: 8.3 / 10
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reviewed by
Max Schaefer
12/25/2008
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Its inner sanctum of sound knows a consistency of tone, long flat line hums that reappear periodically throughout, but they are often overshadowed or entirely pushed away by chattering micro-organisms, the pattering of rain, bush fires, and other anonymous sounds that pound like exploding stars.
All the same, these elements are incorporated into relatively simple, balanced phrases whose constant reorganization seems to unlock in them a certain inner force. Imagination and control of design thereby predominate, and the ensuing trajectory, texture, and detail of the music is fascinating, bemusing, hypnotic, sometimes disturbing, sometimes consoling, ultimately hinting at a mysterious, elemental beauty.
As with past efforts such as L'avinir, there is a balance of spontaneity and intentionality. It's found in the way the 'digial' and 'natural' spheres quite unexpectedly interrupt each other, pushing the piece off into another area, or when they otherwise fuse or clash in a manner suggestive of some over-arching structure. As an intricate sonic world, it's beyond reach and always highly vulnerable.
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