{"id":10828,"date":"2021-08-30T09:17:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T08:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cronicaelectronica.org\/?p=10828"},"modified":"2021-08-30T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T08:18:00","slug":"david-lee-myerss-reduced-to-a-geometrical-point-reviewed-by-downtown-music-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.cronicaelectronica.org\/?p=10828","title":{"rendered":"David Lee Myers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Reduced to a Geometrical Point\u00e2\u20ac\u009d reviewed by Downtown Music Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Myers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cronica CD debut is an entirely different kettle of fish compared to the kind of work he produced on his sister Arcane Device release, the yin to Nodes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 yang, psyche to drama. If anything, this lengthy, four-track recording of miasmic, buzzing drone and minimalist linear formatting resurrects the original AD motivators but recontextualizes them in the service of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmeditative\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 music in the abstract, as the artist himself concedes in the liners. At first glance, this material is hardly what one might use to achieve contemplative, low-energy\/impact balance; the brillo-like textures and tart flavor of these pieces suggest Phill Niblock picking o\u00e2\u20ac\u2122er the bones of early, discarded tones, or Merzbow in a unusually warm and fuzzy mood. Further investigation reveals that Myers is keen on situating the listener in the moment, as he notes, rather than shattering the silence; one\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ears become intensely dialed-in to these oscillating penumbras, surrendering to their concentrated magnetism instead of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcusing\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 them for more mentally restrictive purposes. To that end, the music works on a variety of levels. The Earth signifiers of each track, prefaced \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Geo\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, do certainly suggest the tug and pull of crumbling tectonic plates, immense continental divides altering their positions, and the constant magma flow of terran topography. So \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Laurentia\u00e2\u20ac\u009d feels rugged, sharp, and as thoroughly enigmatic as a specimen of smoky quartz; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pannotia\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is a study of abject trills whose vibrations respirate like the warbling timbres of ancient monks; \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Gondwana\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, with its high-altitude pitch and mysterious undertow, drills black holes through the firmament; the concluding \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Pangaea\u00e2\u20ac\u009d hints at the explosive aftermath when gigantic landmasses collide. Awe-inspiring stuff this, nary a dull moment, and immersive as all get-out. No matter how you slice it, Myers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s is simply one of the most original electronic musicians on the planet. – Darren Bergstein<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Myers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cronica CD debut is an entirely different kettle of fish compared to the kind of work he produced on his sister Arcane Device release, the yin to Nodes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 yang, psyche to drama. If anything, this lengthy, four-track recording of miasmic, buzzing drone and minimalist linear formatting resurrects the original AD motivators but recontextualizes them … <\/p>\n

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