On The Back Of A Dying Beast

Local experimental solo’ist (member of Modular Set) weaves loops of samples, obscure recordings, found sounds and field recordings into a heavy mesh of interesting organic mulch. These two discs document an entire live performance on UC Davis’ KDVS. Impressive as fuck-all, just what you’d expect from this genius/weirdo.

FCC clean. My picks: many tracks are long, shorter ones are more “radio friendly”, try CD1-3, CD2-1, 4

CD1:
1) old school moog tones, high frequencies modulated, with an organic soundbed approximating rain on wooden roof, shifts after ~5min to shimmering layers 2) sound of waves, treated electronic voice at start, synths enter, swelling to wall-of-noise feel, eventually quieting down
3) treated, looped, Art Blakey drum beats, mostly toms snare and high hat to start, a warm synth appears, recognizable sample looped, cool

CD2:
1) slowed record, piano guitar, great effect, slow creepy
2) Old analog Moog bloops and blippy feel
3) classic looping electronic feel, really strange nicely stereo-imaged tones appear and swirl in and out becoming a cacophony, then the piece takes on a foghorn slow loop quality, ending with sampled Japanese folk (?)
4) excellent Moog composition, just beautiful tones, layers, grows heavy but eventually ends with the sounds of a Kodo