4G - Cloud (2005)

Moreso than even Cage's 4"33, "Cloud" really draws your attention to the minute details of the ambiance of any setting. Quiet sustained tones underscoring the piece that means that even at its most uneventful, silence never truly exists on this album. The quick, startling jumps from the drone to a fragment of sound - a clip of music, an inaudibly high-pitched tone, a chaotic distorted buzzing that interrupts the tranquility of piece - all of this interrupts the subtle, nuanced ambiance that Rowe, Ambarchi and company have created here. These interruptions fade away as quickly and starkly as they were introduced, and the album returns to a haunting, ominous ambiance. Despite its length, this album never ceases to engage you, with every buzzing pitch or pattering glitch drawing the listener to the edge of their seat. A great collaboration between a group of true virtuosos.


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