Canadian HNW artist Sleep submitted two tracks of great, churning force-of-nature walls. First is a spacious, wet downpour of sizzles 'n pops. This is a great example of HNW mimicking weather patterns; the signal is unrelenting but not impenetrable. Energy-wise, it's in-between the slow static crackle of fine ANW and the scrubbing, furious movements of HNW proper. Which brings us to Sleep's 2nd track. A switch flips, and the storm turns ugly and thick. More traditional HNW, but the balance between the two is striking. Both walls wonderfully compliment each other. Top-notch discipline.
For my own side, I planned out an organized structure for a one-take (no editing! no mixing!) structure. The clean 5-level structure I prepared for took some very satisfying turns when the feedback source proved to be somewhat unpredictable. The result is primarily stationary walls that phase through parallel plains, sticking roughly to a 6minute time-limit between channels of snow. This is a form of structure that will continue in future Authority recordings.
I am extra proud of this tape. I've really been enjoying hearing this one repeatedly during copying.
62mins. Edition of 50. Spraypainted Protapes and labels. 14 with yellow backs, 36 with black backs. Variations will be distributed at random, no requests. Sleep will get 7 of the yellow backs along with their artist copies. (Spider inlay paperweight is unrelated. It just looks nice.)
$5 USA PPD / $7 World PPD / Trades
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