A short album from electroacoustician Marc Behrens. Sleppet evolved from a field recording trip to Norway with other artists. The four-movement work was realized in June 2008 for broadcast on the German radio. It’s a relatively simple piece, but it’s powerful and evocative. Everything and the kitchen sink’s in there: nature’s elements (water, snow, stone), animal life (seagulls, cattle), and human activity (industries), presented as is and severely transformed. And it is in those transformations that Behrens’ artistry lies – the man’s sense of aural plasticity is commanding. Sleppet strays far from the microsonic regions often associated with his music. This work does not try to hide away in the shadows of your living room’s background noise, it unfolds in a grandiloquent way. Nice job.
via Monsieur Délire