Theme wise this release focusing in on FRB’s or fast radio bursts are transient radio pulses, which are connected to astronomy. A fast radio burst is a pulse of length ranging from a fraction of a millisecond up to a few milliseconds- they are caused by some high-energy astrophysical process that is not yet fully understood. Astronomers estimate that an average FRB releases as much energy in a millisecond as the sun puts out in 3 days. So certainly an interesting concept for a wall-noise release.

So first up we have "fbr#1"- here we find a forty-three-minute track that is built a constant & persistent blend of boring-slight droning low-end, and rattling ‘n’ hacking judder- with some rewarding swirling & scribbling sub-tones just at the edge of the wall. The low-end has a satisfyingly subterranean deep billowing pit feel, while the judder has a nicely urgently & ragged edge to its attack. Both of these layers are well mixed, and together they create an entrancing-yet-ripped ‘n’ ragged attack, which most certainly kept me held into the wall for its full runtime.

Next, we have "fbr#2"- and this takes in another decidedly raged & cluttering hack bound wall- that comes in twenty-three seconds over the forty-minute mark. Brought together here we have a deeply buried & sightly hissing drone, and this topped by a huge, cumbersome- yet persistent hacking texture. At points, it very much feels like it will all suddenly buckle, break or thin back- yet it never does.

--^^^--FRB--^^^-- is another worthy release from Root Cellar with both tracks offering similar/ related textural blends- though each is subtly different enough- to be rewarding in their own right too. Head here to the projects bandcamp to check/ download the release.