-Line (Cassette-1999)-
Line's unnamed cassette doesn't reveal much about this project, which adds to the mystery of its sound. Described in the Nepenthacea catalogue as "future ambience for empty spaces," the sound of Line is hard to convey with just words. Four tracks, repeated on side 2, form the tracklisting of this release.
"Day One" creates a dark atmosphere of subtle noise and strings with the sporadic surfacing of a sample of what appears to be a child speaking. The latter has a very disturbing effect on the rest of the composition.
Whereas "Day One" feels like an old house haunted by the wind howling around its corners, "Death Mask" has a more outer space feel to it; a vast, empty nothingness where you're completely left at the mercy of its dark vacuum. But perhaps the compositions will take your mind somewhere completely different; one of the beautiful aspects of this genre of music.
"Crinoid" brings flashes of faint, random percussion under a layer of noise resembling winds at high altitude, or perhaps the fluttering of a thousand insects. It's all in your head...
The set ends with "Fakir," where a firmer layer of percussion steadily grows louder and gives the distant noise a feel of unsettling urgency.
For fans of this style Line is a sure bet and the only disappointment comes in the form of the tape's short tracklisting and duration. I'm hoping for more of this disturbing excellence in the very near future.
-Wolf (Starvox)
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