Yenting Hsu
Flash 須臾
Boomkat Product Review:
Taiwanese sound artist Yenting Hsu examines the concept of time itself on "Flash" using processed field recordings, electronic sounds, glass samples and voices. Expertly sculpted experimental sounds for fans of Jana Winderen, Byron Westbrook or BJ Nilsen.
"Sound, music and glass exist as art forms of time," explains Hsu. On her latest full length, she uses these elements to express the concept of time in various ways, abstracting drones made from glass sounds and "exploring the unknown to uncover the veil of time." Whether this is successful depends on your relationship with time and how you're able to see that reflected in Hsu's compositions. Each track is made up of broadly similar elements, using subtle recordings and complex processes to create gusty soundscapes that reflect Hsu's mindset - sitting somewhere between Byron Westbrook's cinematic storytelling and Jana Winderen's textural abstraction.
Even without considering the music's temporal aspect, Hsu's attention to detail and mastery is hard to overlook; the sound is sculpted to perfection and balances precise, hidden harmonies with familiar atmospherics and gaseous noise. Occasionally Hsu transports fully into abstraction, like on the album's surrealist centerpiece 'Circle' that sounds as if we're trapped in a fever dream, haunted by snipped voices, laughter and psychedelic swirling ambience. 'False or True' meanwhile pivots into no-input mixer feedback, offering a radically different take on the subject matter, and highlighting the depth of Hsu's investigations. Tip!
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Boomkat Product Review:
Taiwanese sound artist Yenting Hsu examines the concept of time itself on "Flash" using processed field recordings, electronic sounds, glass samples and voices. Expertly sculpted experimental sounds for fans of Jana Winderen, Byron Westbrook or BJ Nilsen.
"Sound, music and glass exist as art forms of time," explains Hsu. On her latest full length, she uses these elements to express the concept of time in various ways, abstracting drones made from glass sounds and "exploring the unknown to uncover the veil of time." Whether this is successful depends on your relationship with time and how you're able to see that reflected in Hsu's compositions. Each track is made up of broadly similar elements, using subtle recordings and complex processes to create gusty soundscapes that reflect Hsu's mindset - sitting somewhere between Byron Westbrook's cinematic storytelling and Jana Winderen's textural abstraction.
Even without considering the music's temporal aspect, Hsu's attention to detail and mastery is hard to overlook; the sound is sculpted to perfection and balances precise, hidden harmonies with familiar atmospherics and gaseous noise. Occasionally Hsu transports fully into abstraction, like on the album's surrealist centerpiece 'Circle' that sounds as if we're trapped in a fever dream, haunted by snipped voices, laughter and psychedelic swirling ambience. 'False or True' meanwhile pivots into no-input mixer feedback, offering a radically different take on the subject matter, and highlighting the depth of Hsu's investigations. Tip!
Boomkat Product Review:
Taiwanese sound artist Yenting Hsu examines the concept of time itself on "Flash" using processed field recordings, electronic sounds, glass samples and voices. Expertly sculpted experimental sounds for fans of Jana Winderen, Byron Westbrook or BJ Nilsen.
"Sound, music and glass exist as art forms of time," explains Hsu. On her latest full length, she uses these elements to express the concept of time in various ways, abstracting drones made from glass sounds and "exploring the unknown to uncover the veil of time." Whether this is successful depends on your relationship with time and how you're able to see that reflected in Hsu's compositions. Each track is made up of broadly similar elements, using subtle recordings and complex processes to create gusty soundscapes that reflect Hsu's mindset - sitting somewhere between Byron Westbrook's cinematic storytelling and Jana Winderen's textural abstraction.
Even without considering the music's temporal aspect, Hsu's attention to detail and mastery is hard to overlook; the sound is sculpted to perfection and balances precise, hidden harmonies with familiar atmospherics and gaseous noise. Occasionally Hsu transports fully into abstraction, like on the album's surrealist centerpiece 'Circle' that sounds as if we're trapped in a fever dream, haunted by snipped voices, laughter and psychedelic swirling ambience. 'False or True' meanwhile pivots into no-input mixer feedback, offering a radically different take on the subject matter, and highlighting the depth of Hsu's investigations. Tip!
Boomkat Product Review:
Taiwanese sound artist Yenting Hsu examines the concept of time itself on "Flash" using processed field recordings, electronic sounds, glass samples and voices. Expertly sculpted experimental sounds for fans of Jana Winderen, Byron Westbrook or BJ Nilsen.
"Sound, music and glass exist as art forms of time," explains Hsu. On her latest full length, she uses these elements to express the concept of time in various ways, abstracting drones made from glass sounds and "exploring the unknown to uncover the veil of time." Whether this is successful depends on your relationship with time and how you're able to see that reflected in Hsu's compositions. Each track is made up of broadly similar elements, using subtle recordings and complex processes to create gusty soundscapes that reflect Hsu's mindset - sitting somewhere between Byron Westbrook's cinematic storytelling and Jana Winderen's textural abstraction.
Even without considering the music's temporal aspect, Hsu's attention to detail and mastery is hard to overlook; the sound is sculpted to perfection and balances precise, hidden harmonies with familiar atmospherics and gaseous noise. Occasionally Hsu transports fully into abstraction, like on the album's surrealist centerpiece 'Circle' that sounds as if we're trapped in a fever dream, haunted by snipped voices, laughter and psychedelic swirling ambience. 'False or True' meanwhile pivots into no-input mixer feedback, offering a radically different take on the subject matter, and highlighting the depth of Hsu's investigations. Tip!
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