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As a Means Through Which I Can Speak by Ben Fleury-Steiner
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fave it Ambient | Soundscapes
8 tracks | 72 minutes
Released Nov 2006
on Gears of Sand Recordings
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:02 Distance is an Accomplishment of the World [Part 1] FREE 05:02 Distance is an Accomplishment of the World [Part 1] "GIFT MP3" 05:02 Distance is an Accomplishment of the World [Part 1]
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Complex album of drones, reverberating frequencies, fractured melodies, and hidden siren songs.
Bio / Background
"Channelling Yeats (the imagistic track titles) and surrealism (the cover art’s Magritte-inflected portraiture) through sensibilities as informed by Dada as data, Fleury-Steiner’s mesmerizing ambient work flourishes over the eight lengthy tracks that comprise As A Means Through Which I Can Speak, tossing preconceived genre affiliations in the proverbial trash. This is, for lack of a better phrase, “anti-drone.” Though the components of the drone are apparent, Fleury-Steiner seems more intent on establishing distinct environments in sound, the results being far too febrile to simply become one with the surrounding woodwork. Numerous influences poke out their heads for a look (Mark Isham’s early playful synth experiments circa Vapor Drawings, the melancholy chord-sweeps of Steve Roach and Oophoi), but they don’t hinder the music’s progress or grand scope.
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