Pitch Perfect
  • Pitch Perfect
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact

Black Bough - In These Quiet Aberrations We Find Resolve

5/14/2013

2 Comments

 
Picture
Black Bough

In These Quiet Aberrations We Find Resolve
self-released; 2013

3.8 out of 5

By Matt Jensen
Black Bough aka Blair Griffith is no newcomer to making noise. He has released seven full- length albums of improvised material. After taking a peek into his previous catalogue his latest entitled In These Quiet Aberrations We Find Resolve is quite a departure. The album contains two songs. The first being the title of the EP which tracks at 22:43 and the second called “Lost Cosmonauts” which tracks in at 13:10. These are tracks that have more in common with Keith Rowe and Fennesz than bands like Windy and Carl and Stars of the Lid. The sequences of sound are dark, hypnotic and often unsettling yet enticing because of the changes in the soundscapes themselves. I found these songs enjoyable similarly to how I found the songs on Keith Fullerton Whitman’s brilliant Playthroughs enjoyable. The songs don’t reach for crescendo but instead warp and manipulate over time as if you were watching the cell structure of microscopic animals evolve. This music would have been very fitting in a movie like “Enter the Void” which revolves around DMT, our consciousness after death, and reincarnation. Directors take note.

In These Quiet Aberrations We Find Resolve starts with a sine wave, which sound like it is traveling down a wormhole. Slowly passing by equations and quasars possibly ending up on the other side of the universe. The wave eventually changes and becomes broader, more ominous and stuck inside a black hole. At this point it is constantly moving but not fast. It is morphing like a sloth moves. You can hear it happening, you can hear vastness surround you in a vacuum as you look for the slightest evidence of light. The second half of the album, “Lost Cosmonauts,” does not see any light stuck inside the vacuum. Instead you get brought in even deeper, possibly never finding an escape route. As low frequency sine wave rumbles and molten lava grumbles this may have been what the earth sounded like 5 billion years ago when there was nothing more than single cell organisms on our surface. This album will be one that many will either not get or be something that fits nicely into their collection next to Kevin Drumm. For me this is a nice find that will have me anticipating his next effort,  
bandcamp
2 Comments
jacki stath
5/14/2013 03:01:25 am

great review -

Reply
jeb
5/15/2013 07:35:02 am

this music fuckin freaks me out

Reply

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

       Critique/insight

    We are dedicated to informing the public about the different types of independent  music that is available for your listening pleasure as well as giving the artist a professional critique from a seasoned music geek. We critique a wide variety of niche genres like experimental, IDM, electronic, ambient, shoegaze and much more.

    Tweets by pitchperfect158
    Are you one of our faithful visitors who enjoys our website? Like us on Facebook


    Archives

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012

Company

About
Contributors

Newsletter

Newsletter
© Pitch Perfect 2022. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Pitch Perfect
  • Indie Music Album Reviews
  • About
  • Submissions
  • Top albums
  • Features
  • Contact