End of the Alphabet's first release from Asia - a simply sublime work of feedback drone; electrics stripped back to nothing but their essential bliss by the godfather of Chinese noise, Yan Jun.
"Two strong, rigorous tracks from Yan Jun, each pared down to a form like a live electric wire. "1" is, on the one hand, one sound, a bristling electric buzz, kind of what you might imagine a socket shock would sound like if extended for a half hour. But within that, there are layers upon layers, and that's before you the listener begin to move your head, further complicating matters. Attempting to tease out these elements, I get lost after four or five, not even sure if I'm actually hearing them or not (as though there's a difference). The main body of the piece modulates as well, the pitch shifting ever so slightly now and then, more drastically other times, the though rarely interrupting the essential flow of current. Over its course, the bristles melt into molten solder, both ear-melting and endlessly fascinating for those head movements. "2" resides in similar territory, though thinner and a shade more uncomfortable, slicing into your aural membranes more easily. Again, multiple levels can be heard at close listen; I highly recommend playing it at volume with one's ears between the speakers, moving.
A couple of works more easily grasped via experience than description, as they teeter on that odd boundary of the simple and the complex, depending on degree of concentration. Well worth it for fans of insinuating, subtly disturbing noise."
Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
credits
released December 10, 2014
feedback improvisation on portable recorder and earphones. a series of headphone concerts as hypnotizing events.
recorded at cinema oblo, lausanne; september 8, 2014
track two edited at home, beijing; october 25-29, 2014
photo by yan jun
thanks nikola mounoud, ricardo da silva (for mixer) and aloïs wismer (for snore).
please don’t make these recordings mp3 or other compressed format. please keep the high frequencies alive. thanks.
supported by 6 fans who also own “microfeedback lausanne”
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