Night Has Many Hours, The

Roger Kleier – The Night Has Many Hours
Reviewed by Enzo 3/31/10
Roger Kleier is a composer, guitarist, and improviser. His expert production is reflected in his intense timbres, beautiful guitar textures and percussive soundscapes. This experimental and abstract material is a real high caliber digital sound manipulation. It’s sinisterly impressive!
1) Variations of ambiences, cello, and atmospheric synths, dark feel. 2) Syncopation of wind and chords instruments starts from chaotic to harmonious. 3) Rhythmic and holophonic composition of ambiences and cello. 4) Multilayered arrhythmic chords. 5) Up-beat, electric guitars and reverse sound effects. 6) Multiple glasses undergo through a vibrating and reversing process, broken beats. 7) Random patterns and pitch sequencers. 8) Atmospheric acoustic and electric guitars beautifully composed. 9) Glitchy and chaotic, complex, guitars in 4:12. 10) Reversed chords and organic ambiences, acoustic guitars in 2:30 11) Constant atmospheric synth and chaotic lead guitar sfx.