POSSET, GOMMORRAHH, "SPILT SIGNALS #2"

The second in Mancester based RSI label's Spilt Signals series bringstogether a pair of unique improvising duos from the North of England.Posset from Newcastle and Gommorrahh from Manchester both coupleprocessed string sounds with electronic generated noises. Gommorrahhare cellist Daniel Weaver, formerly of Stock, Hausen and Walkman, andbeatmonger Mild Man Jan, who appeared on the earliest V/Vm Testcompilations and later made a single with Mark E Smith and has morerecently been composing symphonies for mobile phones. Their starter'Darwin's Evil Lotion' sounds like a short cousin of Fennesz in "HotelParallel", with Audiomulched cello noise and quick change drum machinepatterns. The main course from Gommorrah is 'Onanie Thermos and the BigDrip' which clicks and gurgles along to a steadier bulkier beat, withfunny underwater bell sounds drowning all around. 'Crushed CigaretteHolder' goes bossanova for dessert with the cello actually soundinglike a cello. Flip the reddish purplish record over and Posset slowlybuild up some tense processed guitar noise over the course of threetracks. 'Vernix' sends little skittering crackles over regular rhythmicsquelch and sonar blip. 'Endocrine' is a very short burst of feedback,heralding 'Myconium' which has more recognisable light guitar hammeringover an escalating drone which builds to a controlled crescendo. If youenjoyed the Triangles album Moikai released last year, you might wellalso enjoy Posset. This and the first in the Spilt Signals series whichfeatured Disco Operating System and JJ Howard, can be ordered fromwww.rsirecordings.co.uk.

samples:

• Posset - Vernix
• Gommorrah - Darwin's Evil Lotion

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