This sixteen minute composition is rooted
firmly in the ambient drone tradition, constructed largely around
the sorts of expansive synth tones that get Steve Roach all itchy.
Over the duration of Seed, Fruit, Thorn, Dubbio Nil's
Loren Knack
segues through several distinct timbres and textures, ranging from
radiant keyboard drone to understated, pedal-based noise. Although
confined to one audio track on the CDR, the piece is divided into
three distinct parts -- strangely, these segments are not intended to
represent the Seed, the
Fruit, and the Thorn, but are instead organized
according to some other, unspecified context. The first chapter is a
resplendent, keyboard-based journey to the centre of the Sun, while
the second is an unsettling bit of machinelike industrialism. But
Knack retains the best moment for last -- the track's final section
leads the listener into what sounds like a digital forest, with
lugubrious synths and audio of rainfall providing a woods-like feel.
Amid the unmistakably naturalistic sound, digital thunder claps add
menace to the brew. Ultimately, it's a solid finish to a striking
experimental release.