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In Stereo Gravity, Martin Archer



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Published Date: 09 May 2008
If Nostradamus' visions were condensed into a collage of sounds and sonic textures – Martin Archer's In Stereo Gravity would be the result.
The two-disc work includes tracks such as All the Wars Were Lost – an eerie, apocalyptic montage of electronica and spoken fragments spoken by Sheffield's James Archer and Emma Hindmarch. All the Wars Were Lost's haunting sound is thought-provoking,
impact-making and disturbing - eerily reflective of the track's title.

Spun Sugar Barbed Wire takes on a totally different aesthetic. Here Archer uses brass and spatial drumming to create a warmer, jollier sound. The track is relatively empty but the huge gaps between brass and drums merely allow the instrumentation to breathe more freely.

Army of Briars sees Archer exploring a more industrial, Nine Inch Nails-like sound, with drudgy effects and organs. Again, Archer returns to his haunting aesthetic – creating visual imagery of a spirit-infested, post modern abandoned, burned out warehouse. Archer's ability to create vivid, stark imagery through sound alone is what makes this album stand out. Textures of sound evoke the sound of frantic running while fragments of text create scenes of broken conversations lost through time or a breakdown in relationships. These eerie scenarios are merely sonically suggested – all interpretation is left to the listener.

Like Nostradamus' visions - In Stereo Gravity is daring, bold, apocalyptic and totally unique.





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  • Last Updated: 09 May 2008 7:37 AM
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  • Location: SHEFFIELD, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
 
 

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