street level soundsystem is a collaborative improv electronic group from
urbana illinois, consisting of andrew smith, jay eyehaner, and matt demmon.
this cd is their second release as a group (they've released individually under
various aliases), and was written and recorded live.
the overall style is abstract cinematic ambience
the cd breaks down into 6 trax ranging from just under 7 minutes, to a shy
over 19 minutes. they build prehistoric cave ambience, with streaking
dark tensions; deep tones lurk, and somber strings drift in like cemetary
mist. some cuts have plodding beats, but its atmosphere that overpowers
it all, some strains are noisy and disturbing, others isolating you in
an off-world prison, seperated by dark, negative space. another track
is lilting, chiming ambience in a soft, computer future.
the cd is packaged in a hand stamped, individually numbered case.
to check it out, and more, go to
WRECKED diy electronics
http://rhinoplex.org/wrecked
- cutups