Eleh/Nana April June - Observations & Momentum

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5...according to our Brett on Fri 30 Oct, 2009.

Is Eleh a person or are Eleh people? I genuinely don't know but I kind of like the idea of various people squabbling over which particular note they'll be using for their new release. As ever you're in droney minimalist territory, with interest added by the fluctuation of the very purest of tones, but I think Observations and Momentum sees them/him/her stepping away a little from the clear homages to the likes of La Monte Young and Pauline Oliveros. Not satisfied with adding a really satisfying rhythmical quality to their tone manipulations they've even thrown in some static-filled bass injections and suggestions of choral voices.. To be honest, it's practically dubstep compared with some of their other stuff and it's really pretty wonderful I have to say.. I'd love to hear them continue in this sort of direction. It's the stuff of review nightmares but now I've got this far I've realised this is a split with Nana April June (me neither) and you know what, their side is pretty great too. It's a sheer wall of fuzzy noise that's making me imagine I'm sat inside a car listening to the wind and rain of a particularly brutal storm batter my safe haven while I'm zoning into some crazy internal mind space.. Then a beat kicks in, it goes all Gas then all Alva Noto and I'm never coming back. I'll be taking one of these fo' sho'.

Artwork By [Cover By] - Jon Wozencroft
Mastered By [Cut By] - Jason*
Edition of 1000 copies
Packaged in a tip-on sleeve

Tracklisting:

A Eleh - Slow Fade For Hard Sync 21:35
B Nana April Jun - Sun Wind Darkness Eye 12:44

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