Daniel Menche - Terre Paroxysm

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4...according to our Phil on Thu 02 Dec, 2010.

I might be stepping on Ant's shoes here as he's a big Daniel Menche fan but seeing as though he's off and we're all snowbound at work I thought I'd see how I got on with it. It's been on for a couple of minutes and there's a dark distorted hum eminating from the stereo. Part radio interference, part storm of evil it's bound for my ears and I can confirm it's a dark one! It's getting louder and more foreboding as it plays. Here we have some acoustic-electronic recordings of storms: wind, ice and rain and it really does sound like that. It's as intense as fuck and it's pretty harsh. Weirdly enjoyable as I hardly ever listen to things like this so when I do it's always entertaining. Not sure if everyone would find this entertaining mind you! Edition of 500 on Utech.

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Terre Paroxysm is Daniel Menche's second release for Utech Records and a continuation in his bringing back the vehement nature of sound. A pure acoustic-electronic recording of storms: wind, ice and rain. The field recordings were captured by Menche and densely mixed and treated in a manner to create a sense of the earth sleeping then cracking open with violent emotion. An air of electronics crackles and slides around the storm recordings in a way that only can be described as acoustic-electro. Terre Paroxysm roars and cries with the organic sound only Menche can evoke. Photograph by Christopher Colville. Edition of 500.