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ROD MODELL - Frequencies In The Fog

Name: ROD MODELL – Frequencies In The Fog
Item: Frequencies In The Fog
Rating: 6
Author: Alessandro Giustiniano

2026 (13)

ambient

by Alessandro Giustiniano

Another piece falls into place in Rod Modell's ongoing collaboration with 13/Silentes: “Frequencies In The Fog” confirms his knack for smoky, introspective soundscapes, shaped by reverb and the muted pulse of dub techno kick drums. Two untitled movements, each around twenty minutes long, unfold endless harmonies and minimal electric variations. The structure is textbook: discreet chords, enveloping bass, reversed vocals emerging as an indistinct backdrop, circular movements alternating between stillness and liquid stasis.

Compared to “Northern Michigan Snowstorms“, the result is more uniform and less surprising: a record that satisfies the expectations of those familiar with the catalogue, without adding much to what's already been said. Between one crackle and the next, fragments of real landscapes surface from the blanket of fog only to vanish again, hidden by ever-shifting clouds of vapor. Everything happening around it becomes a digital embroidery with dub-like movements, in which each section redefines the established canon along new coordinates, with the same texture mirrored across the two movements. For the faithful, another landscape to cross slowly.

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17/02/2026

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Alessandro Giustiniano, 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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