Black Swan - The Quiet Divide

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4...according to our Phil on Thu 12 May, 2011.

I don't know much about these guys but my opening gambit for harping on about the film Black Swan has been ruined as brett did it last time he reviewed them. Balls.... who says our reviews are formulaic? Not me for sure! Though I'm now slightly distracted by a Towelie video someone has just put on (him getting high on computer duster...). Anyway Black swan then... You get 2 sides of dark ish experimental ambience with some industrial rumblings. Think Philip Jeck and you're not a million miles away. It's essentially a lot of humming and rumbling with the odd semblance of melody creeping in here and there but it's mainly an exhibition of noise and art with some fuzz thrown in. It's an intense piece of music and one best enjoyed without someone putting South Park clips on.

The enigma that is Black Swan has emerged from the shadows to deliver it's second work. Awash with chilling ambience, found sounds and haunting samples, The Quiet Divide reins in the phantasmagoria, examining the blurred in-between, the darkness that lies at the divide. Creeping ever so slowly out of the confined spaces of it's previous work, In 8 Movements, Black Swan moves further into the crevice, mining territory unbefitting to most composers. Upon surfacing from the muck and grime, the resulting work is disquieting and poignant, exposing the listener to the inner workings of the desolate in hope that they will never have to plunge themselves into it.

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