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| | | tripel (uk) #tripel 002 cd andrew coleman “demons” compact disc - demons
- way to go
- fight or flight
- down pour
- forgotten you
| | just a really nice set of guitar-computer-electronic instrumentals from mr andrew coleman, known for his records on thrill jockey, as well as those from back in the golden age of drill n’ bass via the (his?) bovinyl label. i had the pleasure of playing a show with mr. coleman a few months back in cambridge, and his solemn roland gr set was a thing of beauty - nice to be able to re-create that evening here in the comfort of my own home! |
| | after 2001's highly respected "everything was beautiful and nothing hurt" on the thrill jockey label (tortoise, oval, so), andrew coleman (aka animals on wheels from ninja tune, bovinyl) is back with a delicate mixture of rustic / digital 'ponder-phonics'.
like xela's tangled wool (type) or greg davis's curling pond woods (carpark), demons main instrument of choice is the humble acoustic guitar. however unlike the aforementioned releases where the guitar is predominately used in the foreground, demons employs a more understated and subdued approach.
coleman feeds and manipulates sections of recorded guitar and other external sounds (field recordings/prepared piano) through digital environments. acoustic vibrations are attentively mangled and fed through coleman's granular mangler. the detritus from this microtonal collision creates warm resonance that fires both short and long. demons guitar parts in juxtaposition with electronic programming and dsp trickery, complements the digital interior in which it resides. his delicate use of subtle dynamics, microscopic production and 'the less is more' aesthetic enables the listener to discover hidden corners within demons curious musical arrangements.
demons should not disappoint those who like their experimental music to be both challenging and accessible or fans of coleman's previous album (everything was beautiful and nothing hurt). comparisons could include the acoustic/digital processed approach of artists such as colleen (lo recordings), fennesz (mego/touch), four tet (domino, leaf) or oval (thrill jockey/mille plateaux). however it should be stated that although these artists share a common thread, their work is still undeniably unique.
coleman chooses to build his musical foundations with both traditional and modern elements (wood & fibreglass?), which in return produce an altogether new piece of material that will retain its validity regardless of current music fashion. |
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