Trouble In Mind – none
The 8 tracks on "Paper Glacier", the newest solo release from Chicagoan Donny Mahlmeister have a singular sonic imprint that imparts a warm hazy glow. While not fully without melodic and rhythmic propulsion, they feel like the audio equivalent of a Rothko abstraction; lines are blurred on the edges with subtly shifting phrases that jump in and out of phase.
There is a slight roughness around the edges, partially because the tracks were improvised live without overdubs or editing, but also due to the parameters of the instruments used; analog synthesizers and digital samplers that have a tendency to skew towards the noisier end of the spectrum. "Paper Glacier" shows Mahlmeister embracing more of the restraints of a lower noise floor and a lo-fi recording quality than he typically favors on other work.
RIYL Stars of the Lid, Cluster, Jogging House
There is a slight roughness around the edges, partially because the tracks were improvised live without overdubs or editing, but also due to the parameters of the instruments used; analog synthesizers and digital samplers that have a tendency to skew towards the noisier end of the spectrum. "Paper Glacier" shows Mahlmeister embracing more of the restraints of a lower noise floor and a lo-fi recording quality than he typically favors on other work.
RIYL Stars of the Lid, Cluster, Jogging House
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released May 1, 2024
Recorded live to stereo with minimal editing in the summer and fall of 2022, Oak Park, Illinois.
Recorded live to stereo with minimal editing in the summer and fall of 2022, Oak Park, Illinois.
