Borful Tang / On The Back Of A Dying Beast
Album: | On The Back Of A Dying Beast | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Borful Tang | Added: | May 2007 | |
Label: | Gigante |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2007-05-20 | Pull Date: | 2007-07-22 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
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Week Ending: | Jul 8 | Jul 1 | Jun 10 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jul 07, 2007: | On The Warpath
Modesto |
3. | Jun 27, 2007: | Brownian Motion
Modesto |
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2. | Jun 30, 2007: | On The Warpath
The Tides Of Land |
4. | Jun 08, 2007: | Memory Select
Wonder Inn |
Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2007-05-13
Reviewed 2007-05-13
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
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
Track Listing
1. | Juggernaut Soliloquoy | 5. | Electronic Interlude Vi | |||
2. | Modesto | 6. | Oh Kap Soon | |||
3. | Wonder Inn | 7. | Eli | |||
4. | The Tides Of Land | . |