Porzellan are a new name to me. But we get new names each week by folks I've never heard of so you'd think I'd be used to it now but it would seem not. He (Francis Cazal is a classically trained composer and violinist) has a new CD out this week on the Hibernate label which is limited to 150 copies in a 6 panel soft pack like the ian Hawgood wolfskin CD a while back. Here we have some seriously good neo classical drone music which really reminds me of some moments of the last Stars of The Lid album. The way the strings and drones drop in and out is really sounding like it. It's a lovely sounding album veering from the neo classical end of drone music to the simple yet effective out and out drone music (i:e the stuff that doesn't seem to do a right lot). The neo classical bits are doing it for me though.... it's well warm and lovely and something I totally recommend. There I said it. Also there's a download code inside to get 2 bonus tracks you bargain hunters!
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Sound clips for The Fourth Level Of Comprehension by Porzellan: on CD at Norman Records UK. CD, Hibernate, HB03, £7.19.
"The source inspiration of Porzellan’s second album "The Fourth Level Of Comprehension" lies somewhat further back than most releases in the nebulous, interfacing genres of contemporary classical and minimal electronic composition – namely in the Baroque. This is not so surprising in context, for Francis Cazal, the artist behind the Porzellan moniker is a classically trained composer and baroque violinist. "The Fourth Level of Comprehension" occupies a space in the contemporary musical universe not too many light years away from the work of Arvo Pärt, Brian Eno or The Stars Of The Lid, yet not particularly sounding like any of these artists."
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