Colin Potter "And Then" ICR 31 2000 (61:51)
before
(11:13)
... (15:10)
next (19:47)
and
(6:11)
finally
(9:30)
Colin Potter works as a studio engineer at IC Studios in Preston, UK and is probably best known for his work with Nurse With Wound and Current 93. "And Then" is his first solo CD with 5 tracks cleverly titled "before", "...", "next", "and", "finally". The disc itself reveals the full message: "before it was inside, ... but now it is outside, next will come examination, and all will be revealed, finally however nothing is certain; and then?" Drones and curious percussion sounds dominate and are panned across the stereo field. "before" and "next", 11 and 20 minutes long respectively, feature contemplative ambient/noise drone work on par with NWW's "Soliloquy for Lilith". The former opens with a wind swept barrage then moves into a deep surging presence while the latter remains relatively quiet but churns with mechanical undercurrents. "..." begins with a bouncy spring like sound which is soon underwhelmed with drab beats and later dressed up a bit with twinkly bell tones and a preset effects wash I've heard far too many times prior to this. This track strikes me as brutish, amateur and just plain out of place. "and" is a clanky military march that moves like molasses to builds to a cacophonous climax and release. "finally" returns to ambiance with natural environment sounds and a constant surge underneath later giving way to strange metallic wire pings and pluckings. It's really a shame that the tedious 15 minutes of "..." are a permanent fixture of this otherwise fine disc. Hooray for the 'skip' button! Potter will likely be involved with the slew of upcoming NWW and c93 releases due out later this year ...
Where did I get this cd? - mail order via Riouxs Records.