Here’s the next sonic chapter in the Zonal Disturbances series, which sees longtime Euro mood setter/ ambient-scaper offer up long-form pieces created via guitar and effects pedals.  And this time around, there’s a nice variation in tone and mood between the four tracks featured.

The CD release is presented in a gloss monochrome six-panel gatefold. It takes in a selection of dusk/ shadowy pictures of industrial sites, with minimal silver texts over the top. So, a simple yet effective bit of packaging, which lets the tracks speak for themselves.

Each of the four tracks lasts between just under fourteen and seventeen minutes. We move from the fuzzed-out and organ-like purr ‘n’ simmer of the opening track “41PMX9SQ “ which feels like a halfway house between shoegaze & amassed ambient glow.

Track two “TYJ45MP9” opens with fairly clear ambient harmonic guitar ebb & glide. Before later adding on more emotional raw sound maps of feedback buzz,  baying crunch, and sailing sear.  The third track “YFZ87PRN “ pares massive rolling guitar slugs & crashes, with a circling & lifting ambient glide.

While the final track, “KLQ89VX6 “ feels like what an ambient Popol Vuh track fed through a more controlled Neil Young-like guitar scaping might sound like. The track is seemingly always hovering on the cusp of feedback override and total ambient glow-out.

Zonal Disturbances III is another great addition to this series, with Mr Serries offering up a variedly engaging selection of tracks. Here’s looking forward to vol IV!.