Paratactile PLE 1109-2 'String Theory' - Derek Bailey

"... It's an extremely fetching listen: there're 10 pieces, in duration between one and seven minutes, of wavering, droning feedback and speaker-irritating tones, generated via both acoustic and electric guitar. They're all sublime: beautifully controlled oscillating modulation, prolonged exposure to which can make the concept of "minimalist" music seem a bit redundant, and were they shoved down the throats of countless untalented "noise" "drone" artists, they'd surely sound no less nice. Four exquisitely spooky duos with vocalist Vanessa Mackness follow, and a single brief track "with" Alex Ward, in which Derek plays over the top of a recorded phone conversation with the clarinettist.. ."
Nick Cain Opprobrium Online

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