Jim Haynes - Sever 2009
Stonemill grind droning - good album, but not a great album - typical in ways - rather disappointing because I had very high expectations for this album - just doesn't have the tonal/production aspect making it stick out of the pack - the bonus CDr of the ltd.ed. has the best, most powerful track.
David Coulter-Michael Gira-Jean Marie Mathoul-Charlemagne Palestine - Gantse Mishpuchah 2004
First track brings to mind Null in his extraordinary Water Period, Palestine's minimalism, and something maybe Jackman would finalize in tone, or maybe I'm thinking of how rich and deep Keith Rowe's sounds can be; also has an organicness to it that makes me think of Voice of Eye - that organic feel comes close to something you might hear on Aural Hypnox, but it definitely isn't ritualistic; more experimental with field recording makings. 2nd track grows and multiplies into a powerful machination - this 2nd track also falls into an ugly rhythm for a moment or two, as if someone in this grouping was listing to ANY dub ambient; YUCK; but it only ventures there for maybe two minutes. Track three continues with the plush timbres, but it also flushes out the possibility that there might be too many chefs in this kitchen; it's more experimental and busy, sometimes defeating the quality ambiance; and here again we come upon a distracting rhythm...and there it goes (THANKFULLY) - if you could edit [maybe] five minutes out of this album, it would be so much better than it already is. Worth it for the first track alone, but the entire album was a solid, interesting, high-quality surprise.
