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'if i had more time, i would have written a shorter letter.' in the case of
ginormous’ third album on hymen records, bryan konietzko did take more time and
produced his most direct and potent musical message to date. 'at night' is even
more emotive and personal than ginormous’ previous work, all while resisting
self-indulgence. these eleven tracks were objectively beaten and honed until
they each became the most condensed and vivid versions of themselves.
bryan konietzko shines his bright, 'artificial light' on the elements that
hoards of electronic music composers fear the most: melody, song structure and
brevity. the album is an intense and addictive experience, charging forward with
the nervous energy of urban, nighttime cityscapes, speeding subways and
foreboding factories. there is an organic, human element at the center of this
unrelenting journey, in the form of symphonic and acoustic instruments and warm
bass lines, balancing the bold compositions. the album starts with 'punches to
carefully coax,' a proud peacock of a track where thick, jagged planes of ice
collide with razor sharp synth strings. 'melted circadian' bristles with a
chromatically-fractal melody that spins like a neon helix in vertigo. konietzko
parades a passionate assortment of prepared guitars with a muscular beat in the
sweeping 'coiled so tightly.' the title track confidently trudges like a phalanx
of tungsten-clad shadows pursuing a cloud of glittering insects. 'from deep bore
holes' hypnotizes with an unsettlingly lingual snare drum that tries and fails
to speak, possibly warning of the molten, rubberized synth melody that waits in
the depths, poised to scald. finally, 'awakening the magpie in all of us' sails
on a slow bonham-esque dream-beat while dozens of chimes and metallophones pull
the 43-minute album to its inevitable, timely conclusion. released on hymen and
available june 30th, 2008.
punches to carefully coax
melted circadian
coiled so tightly
at night, under artificial light
blink in blue
a corridor leading to modern space
night scenes, fireworks, the heavens
from deep bore holes
fly quietly
moon canyon welcomes you
awakening the magpie in all of us
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Ginormous - At Night, Under Artificial Light |
CD $19.97
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