Christopher Bissonette - In Between Worlds

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5...according to our Mingus on Wed 28 May, 2008.

Christopher Bissonette: In Between Words (Kranky) Is a six track opus of driftwise ambience, opium den bells and chimes, all moulded into the sort of ritualistic drone and tone works Kranky have become synonymous with. The strings and celestial hum recalls the semi-classical works of Murcof and ambient period Eno. Fans of all the above mentioned can't fail to swoon, bliss out or nod off (don't do that, but if you do put it on repeat) to these beautifully haunting tracks. I can't think of anything really profound to say except that Kranky do what they're good at: finding and releasing good music that deserve open ears.

In Between Words is a collection of works that continue Christopher Bissonnette’ explorations into orchestral and spatial acoustics.
Cultivating an increasing interest in field recording and found sounds, Bissonnette has woven spatial ambience into these new compositions, while still concentrating on moments of near empty space between ’instruments’.
Inspired by the continuous din, the constant low-level hum of urban background noise, interspersed with all manner of mechanically created sounds, Bissonnette finds in this a near-melodic soundtrack to his daily life. On the final track "Jour Et Nuit", this seems most apparent as one can almost hear sparse traffic on a highway in the sweeping long tones.
Using orchestral sound sources as well as recording his own sounds to manipulate and process, Bissonnette has crafted a symphony of six movements, with melodies as ghostly apparitions that fade in and out of view. Recorded as spontaneous mixes, these compositions maintain a sense of organic fluidity while creating passages of escalating
tension.
Previous Press:
"Far from being airy Ambient flotsam, the sound on these recordings is often as dense and viscous as treacle or hot tar." - The Wire
Tracklisting: 01. Provenance 02. A Touch Of Heartbreak 03. Orffyreus Wheel 04. Tempest 05. The Colonnade 06. Jour Et Nuit

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