Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sun031: Perspectives / Basked Unit c20
A joint duo split between Gainesville, FL soundcrafters Persepctives and Southern Ontario's Basked Unit. A side is a minimal freeform instrumental via Royallen & Do Tell, guitars interweave tales between piano notes for a strange trip down memory lane. Flip side sees Thoughts on Air visit the house of sun for a relaxing afternoon session with Knit where two guitars and various contact mics / patch cords join as one for a flowing medley of mid-winter looped patchwork.
"Here’s an expectedly weird one from the glimmering House of Sun: a split between likeminded sonic weirdos Perspectives and Basked Unit, each delivering some of their most expressive work to date. Perspectives starts things out with some slow-building and truly out-there walls of echo and chaotic instrumentation. It’s dark sounding music, with mysteries bubbling up everywhere. On the flip, Basked Unit (the collaborative effort of Pouw and Johnson) begins with a relaxing breeze of mellow guitars before transitioning into a sinister and ominous swell of patches and loops. By the very end of the tape, the sun may be showing signs of emerging, but the listener will likely be getting ready to start the whole thing over, just to bath in just a little more darkness."
- Zen Effects
Perspectives intro tease by houseofsun
Baskedsplitpreview by houseofsun
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sun029: White Fir - Lake Seeds Volume 2 c30
Outback tape loops and found sound arrangements by R Franklin, dragging the mic through the dried leaves and warping am radio waves. A continuation of the Lake Seeds series of lo-fi tape assembly cut-ups.
White Fir Bside excerpt preview by houseofsun
Sun030: Pink Desert - Daytime Series c25
Glistening shimmer from one the the finest; B Douglas (Different Lands label) delivers another thoughtful moment from his carefully released Pink Desert project. Circular soothing passages that recall past experiences. Meditation through synthesis.
"From the venerable and aesthetically perfect House of Sun label comes this brilliant, symphonic slice of sonic beauty via PA soundscaper Pink Desert. On Daytime Series, shimmering drone emerges from the dust like the rising sun and proceeds to scorch everything in its path with blinding modular tones. Things rise and fall and transform melodically, but overall Daytime Series floats at one specific frequency, one which manages to evaporate all earthly worries throughout its nuclear, radioactive glow. This one is not for the casual spacehead, but rather, it is a supremely powerful listening experience and a totally joyful aural adventure."
- Zen Effects
Pink Desert Intro by houseofsun
Distributed Tapes
summerTales / Knit Prism (Stunned no. 107)
Any three cassettes package (please list in notes field)
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