Cate Kennan
The Arbitrary Dimension Of Dreams
Boomkat Product Review:
Faded ambient fuzz from Los Angeles native Cate Kennan, who uses an arsenal of vintage gear (including a Serge modular system and Juno-106) to chisel out her own take on Roedelius-informed cosmic electronix.
Kennan's debut album, "The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams" sounds unexpectedly refined, boasting an impressive level of control over its litany of instruments. Her primary influence comes from the pre-digital age of electronic music, from Raymond Scott's soothing instrumentals to Malcolm Cecil's revolutionary electronic eccentricities. And while there might have been a glut of this kind of music in the years since early vanguards like Emeralds and Bee Mask helped stoke interest in vintage synth sounds, Kennan's compositions are charmingly free of the usual sonic baggage - steeped in joyful musical discovery rather than nostalgic reverie.
Tracks like 'Maze' and 'Sundial' have the airy, lightheartedness of Plone or The Advisory Circle, and Kennan definitely share Ghost Box's fascination with dream states. 'Illusory Fields' however feels more indebted to cassette-dubbed ambient modes, and 'Two Ships' finds itself lodged in an early Tangerine Dream headspace, all psychedelic synth squiggles and obtuse, noisy percussion blasts.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Faded ambient fuzz from Los Angeles native Cate Kennan, who uses an arsenal of vintage gear (including a Serge modular system and Juno-106) to chisel out her own take on Roedelius-informed cosmic electronix.
Kennan's debut album, "The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams" sounds unexpectedly refined, boasting an impressive level of control over its litany of instruments. Her primary influence comes from the pre-digital age of electronic music, from Raymond Scott's soothing instrumentals to Malcolm Cecil's revolutionary electronic eccentricities. And while there might have been a glut of this kind of music in the years since early vanguards like Emeralds and Bee Mask helped stoke interest in vintage synth sounds, Kennan's compositions are charmingly free of the usual sonic baggage - steeped in joyful musical discovery rather than nostalgic reverie.
Tracks like 'Maze' and 'Sundial' have the airy, lightheartedness of Plone or The Advisory Circle, and Kennan definitely share Ghost Box's fascination with dream states. 'Illusory Fields' however feels more indebted to cassette-dubbed ambient modes, and 'Two Ships' finds itself lodged in an early Tangerine Dream headspace, all psychedelic synth squiggles and obtuse, noisy percussion blasts.
Boomkat Product Review:
Faded ambient fuzz from Los Angeles native Cate Kennan, who uses an arsenal of vintage gear (including a Serge modular system and Juno-106) to chisel out her own take on Roedelius-informed cosmic electronix.
Kennan's debut album, "The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams" sounds unexpectedly refined, boasting an impressive level of control over its litany of instruments. Her primary influence comes from the pre-digital age of electronic music, from Raymond Scott's soothing instrumentals to Malcolm Cecil's revolutionary electronic eccentricities. And while there might have been a glut of this kind of music in the years since early vanguards like Emeralds and Bee Mask helped stoke interest in vintage synth sounds, Kennan's compositions are charmingly free of the usual sonic baggage - steeped in joyful musical discovery rather than nostalgic reverie.
Tracks like 'Maze' and 'Sundial' have the airy, lightheartedness of Plone or The Advisory Circle, and Kennan definitely share Ghost Box's fascination with dream states. 'Illusory Fields' however feels more indebted to cassette-dubbed ambient modes, and 'Two Ships' finds itself lodged in an early Tangerine Dream headspace, all psychedelic synth squiggles and obtuse, noisy percussion blasts.
Boomkat Product Review:
Faded ambient fuzz from Los Angeles native Cate Kennan, who uses an arsenal of vintage gear (including a Serge modular system and Juno-106) to chisel out her own take on Roedelius-informed cosmic electronix.
Kennan's debut album, "The Arbitrary Dimension of Dreams" sounds unexpectedly refined, boasting an impressive level of control over its litany of instruments. Her primary influence comes from the pre-digital age of electronic music, from Raymond Scott's soothing instrumentals to Malcolm Cecil's revolutionary electronic eccentricities. And while there might have been a glut of this kind of music in the years since early vanguards like Emeralds and Bee Mask helped stoke interest in vintage synth sounds, Kennan's compositions are charmingly free of the usual sonic baggage - steeped in joyful musical discovery rather than nostalgic reverie.
Tracks like 'Maze' and 'Sundial' have the airy, lightheartedness of Plone or The Advisory Circle, and Kennan definitely share Ghost Box's fascination with dream states. 'Illusory Fields' however feels more indebted to cassette-dubbed ambient modes, and 'Two Ships' finds itself lodged in an early Tangerine Dream headspace, all psychedelic synth squiggles and obtuse, noisy percussion blasts.
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