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KEVIN DRUMM - Interference

Name: KEVIN DRUMM – Interference
Item: Interference
Rating: 4.5
Author: Vincenzo Gaglioti

2016 (Self-released)

drone, experimental, noise

by Vincenzo Gaglioti

4.5

A swelling stream of electronic distortion opens the new self-released effort from the prolific Chicago experimentalist, promptly followed by "I," a monotone frequency that shows how the terrain being explored still unfolds between stretched-out noise and drone-oriented minimalism, with results that are anything but outstanding.

In "II," interstellar hisses and ecstatic vibrations that grow increasingly tight propel us into a sort of cosmic drift in the vein of Tangerine Dream, before spilling over into a further radicalization ("III") that ends up spiraling in on itself.

"Interference" continues with caustic, pressing reverberations ("IV"), while "V" is instead a modulated loop that, rather than creating any hypothetical mesmeric effect, gives us cause to wonder what the point of such an offering is, akin as it is to his recent output, which is in fact superficial and insubstantial.

For Kevin Drumm, a redundant return, too far removed from the quality levels of "Imperial Distortion" to be viewed favorably.

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16/02/2016

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Vincenzo Gaglioti, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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