Brandal/Senneseth — A Walk in The Park
On offer here are four tracks that fall between six & nearly on ten minutes a piece, with the pair managing to summon quite a varied, often highly atmospheric & creative selection tracks that are best classed a more musically & active improv. We go from the first track ‘Number One’ which mergers brooding, horrifying & discordant bass like guitar stops ‘n’ starts, subtle & sinister electronics and very slight touches of junk metal edginess- it all feels like an unwell & soured mix of 80’s indie goth rock discord, and nervous 70’s horror film soundtracking with a wee bit of discoloured funk thrown in. ‘Untitled Three’ is a jerking & bent web of sinister, clunking & low down piano hits, atmospheric electric guitar purrs ‘n’ drifts, piano case hits & other subtle improv noise textures, plus the odd hit of seared electronics- all of which mangers to be atmospheric, jarring, very slightly unhinged & horror licked. All four tracks here are worthwild, creative & entertaining with the pair keep a very nice balance between jarring, off- centre, dramatic & often horror curdled.
A very enjoyable & darkly tinged collection of improv tracks with both parties being both creative, jarring & atmospherically astute through-out.