Inanition - Trampling Iris [HNW Netlabel - 2023]Trampling Iris is a new hour-plus work from Chicago based walled/ drone noise project Inanition. It moves from a decidedly eerier and cryptic begins, through to thick ‘n’ bone grinding HNW. The release appears as a digital download on UK’s HNW Netlabel. With the cover being a monochrome kaleidoscope affair, which has a sort of looking into a moth-lined nighttime vibe. The release can be located here.
The Inanition project has been active since 2009, releasing to date nearing one hundred and eighty releases. Over the years we’ve reviewed a few of its releases, and we also interviewed the project too(link). As far as I recall the last time I heard anything from Inanition was a year or so back- and I was somewhat underwhelmed, but as I had enjoyed past work I thought I’d dig into this new work, and I must say I very much enjoyed what is offered here.
The single self-titled track comes in at one hour and eighteen minutes. The whole thing opens up in decidedly pared back, but slowly building form- as we find creepy back set elements, topped with a slowly baying drone. The back set elements start with the knocking/ running water tone, then over time a wavering ambient tone is added- as more dragging, and gurgling sounds are brought in. At the five minutes mark, we get elements of eerier vibe-like hits- then the back set elements die back to focus on the thicker baying drone.
At around the eight-and-a-half-minute mark, we suddenly switch into the ‘wall’. This is constructed around a slightly beaded ‘n’ rolling rumble, which is constantly cut across by crisp ‘n’ slighty crooked static rattle ‘n’ jitter. The rumble has a nicely compacting and pressing quality, while the static tone elements gentle batter ‘n’ bay. The remainder of the track really locks down & stays in this setting, at points, one detects possible shifts/ deviations, but I think these are largely imagined.
Trampling Iris is a good return to form Inanition. With the switch from droned-out unease to constricting wall matter been most rewarding- all making for a long-form track that’s easy to find yourself getting lost in.. Roger Batty
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