Sleepwalking Into The Underworld
Following a split with TVO earlier this year, Scotland's Erstlaub delivers a 40 minute blanket of occluded drones for Highpoint Lowlife. 'Sleeping In The Underworld' masterfully drifts through darkened zones of bleak, rustic ambience to wide-open symphonic flushes nodding to Gas through blustery, tempered passages of noise and placid but unnerving atmospheres, with changing pressure systems of subbass drone and uniquely textured electronics covering his trail. Apparently there are some pretty heady concepts behind the music itself, something to do with chaos, dimensionality and time, but that almost all grinds to a halt as you get lost in the calming drones and nautical white noise. Wind and rain wash against the harmonic tones as occasional beats and digital malfunctions knock up into the soundscape like pebbles washed up on the shore. ‘Sleepwalking into the Underworld’ is a beautiful, measured and subtle piece of music that should lull you into stasis with the greatest of ease. Recommended.
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Following a split with TVO earlier this year, Scotland's Erstlaub delivers a 40 minute blanket of occluded drones for Highpoint Lowlife. 'Sleeping In The Underworld' masterfully drifts through darkened zones of bleak, rustic ambience to wide-open symphonic flushes nodding to Gas through blustery, tempered passages of noise and placid but unnerving atmospheres, with changing pressure systems of subbass drone and uniquely textured electronics covering his trail. Apparently there are some pretty heady concepts behind the music itself, something to do with chaos, dimensionality and time, but that almost all grinds to a halt as you get lost in the calming drones and nautical white noise. Wind and rain wash against the harmonic tones as occasional beats and digital malfunctions knock up into the soundscape like pebbles washed up on the shore. ‘Sleepwalking into the Underworld’ is a beautiful, measured and subtle piece of music that should lull you into stasis with the greatest of ease. Recommended.
Following a split with TVO earlier this year, Scotland's Erstlaub delivers a 40 minute blanket of occluded drones for Highpoint Lowlife. 'Sleeping In The Underworld' masterfully drifts through darkened zones of bleak, rustic ambience to wide-open symphonic flushes nodding to Gas through blustery, tempered passages of noise and placid but unnerving atmospheres, with changing pressure systems of subbass drone and uniquely textured electronics covering his trail. Apparently there are some pretty heady concepts behind the music itself, something to do with chaos, dimensionality and time, but that almost all grinds to a halt as you get lost in the calming drones and nautical white noise. Wind and rain wash against the harmonic tones as occasional beats and digital malfunctions knock up into the soundscape like pebbles washed up on the shore. ‘Sleepwalking into the Underworld’ is a beautiful, measured and subtle piece of music that should lull you into stasis with the greatest of ease. Recommended.