Dental Work / Eyes
Split CDR
Placenta Recordings /
Nail in
the Coffin
Genre: experimental, IDM, glitch
Michigan / Chicago IL
Jan 19, 2009 |
Information is sparse about this obscure experimental release, a split
between lo-fi IDM/glitch obsessive Dental Work (born Jay Watson) and
Chicagoan troublemakers EYES. As is the case with his previous
efforts, Watson's first half is a chaotic whirlwind of gritty beats,
abstract samples, and experimental textures. Reading over his
gargantuan list of instruments (which include everything from a Super NES to a switchblade, as well as piles of music-related electronics),
it becomes obvious that sometimes he tries to pack too many things
into too few tracks. Still, his wild, improvised freak-outs make for a
titillating experience in avant-garde hometaper sound
- something akin
to the kid-in-a-playroom possibilities seen in early cassette
releases.
EYES, meanwhile, has a somewhat higher profile on the experimental
scene, and its contributions are more focused and restrained. Still
fiercely bizarre, the band approaches melody on electrocuted experimental
rocker "We Went Lemons Now We Pyramid," and goes for a hypnotic,
tangled
haze of abstraction on atmospheric "It's Creeping Up."
Splits are a tricky thing, resting somewhere between the
exploratory value of a compilation and the cohesion of an album. This
charming release is ultimately worth a look, although only the most
adventurous of ears need apply.
dental work's myspace /
eyes myspace
72%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 11 tracks, distributed by
the
label,
released 2008] |
