DARKSONICTALES – UnKnown – LP – White Vinyl [OCT 3]

LP – Limited Edition White Vinyl with 40 page booklet.

Swiss composer and sound artist Rolf Gisler returns to Hallow Ground with his second album as DarkSonicTales. Released four years after his debut album, UnKnown is as diverse as its predecessor, but richer in contrast. The five pieces emphasise that Gisler is comfortable and competent with both small and big gestures, combining rigorous drone minimalism with feverish post-rock throughout an album that works with field recordings and acoustic as well as electronic instruments.

UnKnown is the result of life changes that it reflects through ever-changing sounds and atmospheres. This DarkSonicTales album is once more a masterful exercise in open-ended musical storytellingan ode to venturing into the unknown. Once more, Gisler worked with a wide array of instruments and made use of unconventional techniques. Ellipsis (Origin) combines kalimba melodies and alphorn drones, the title track is based on the sounds of shower water dropping onto his glass shower door that he recorded with a piezo pick-up. Some of the pieces, like TrainStation employ conventional set-ups including guitar, bass, and drums in unusual ways, and most of them draw on field recordings.

Throughout the album, youll hear a door creak, car wheels on wet asphalt, the soundscape of Lucernes main train station on a busy Saturday evening, and much more. The last piece, Drain is even entirely based on recordings made inside a manhole after heavy rainfall. This is emblematic of how UnKnown finds new wonders in the banality of everyday life. By transforming his sound material through digital manipulation and enriching it with acoustic sounds. This album is about the beauty of getting lost on the way.

Tracklist:

A1. Ellipsis(Origin)
A2. UnKnown

B1. Some Call It Running
B2. Train Station
B3. Drain