Bengalfuel - Lowe

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4...according to our Brian on Wed 07 Sep, 2011.

Not a big fan of 3" CDs. I always lose them you see. They're not large enough to be used as drinks coasters either. I like this Bengalfuel 'Flower EP' series however, which has just reached its third instalment with 'Lowe' - another cracking four-tracker! From the amorphous, wondrous ambient waves of opener 'Crevices' and penultimate piece 'Eleven Eleven' book-ending the shimmering, pulsing astrally-inclined hypno-techno of 'People Wincing' you know this duo have been carefully flexing and teasing the best out of their equipment to produce the most refined twinkling starry-eyed soundscapes you could hope to hear soundtracking a day sat in an office overlooking a slate grey viaduct on an overcast September morn. The concluding 'Spectacles' changes tack by being an eerie dark drone piece that leaves you feeling ever-so-slightly unsettled with its sleep-inducing isolationist waves, foreboding crevices and moody tendrils of shifting sound. Sweet stuff indeed...

Bengalfuel is the work of Lou DiBenedetto and Joe LiTrenta, two friends who grew up together in New Jersey. Each has produced music separately for years; Lou as Dentist, and Joe under the moniker, Doc Deem. At the end of 2009, they created Bengalfuel: a collaborative project combining elements of both of their musical styles. Since, they have released 'Durban' on Polish netlabel Isolationism and an EP on Rural Colours called 'Feldspar.'

Bengalfuel draws its inspiration from surrounding ghosts and spiritual entities. The duo see their music as an offering, making peace with tormented souls. These explorations began in Joe’s former residence, a haunted house. A recent move brought him to a much bigger lake area, also once inhabited by Native Americans. There is a lot of work to be done there for Bengalfuel.

The recordings themselves can be described as beautiful ambient soundscapes constructed from several sources such as analog synthesizers, drum machines, and a vocoder amongst others. Sprague is the result of their first session and part one of a four-part series. The cover photo was taken early one morning with a 1976 Pentax camera.

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