:Spybey:Theriault: Ichor Recordings ICHOR001 1997 (70:35)
Neve (4:47)
Umbra (3:18)
Sima (8:51)
Voe (5:32)
Bise (8:54)
Greatcircle (12:12)
Llanos (6:45)
Nesse (20:16)
Music by Mark Spybey and Jean-yves Theriault with tiny fragments of sound recorded with Kinder Atom in "Bise" and "Nesse". Produced by Jean-yves Theriault.
Overall impression: excellent. Once again Mark Spybey collaborates with others to bring the best out of him, this time it's ex-Voivod and Propeller member Jean-yves Theriault. This disc is quite different from the majority of Spybey's Dead Voices on Air work in that it is a combination of Spybey's ambience with Theriault's beats, samples and bleeps. There's a few harsh moments here and there, but for the most part the tracks are fairly layed back, not as manic as say Download. There doesn't seem to be as many delayed/reverbed loops and vocals (just a few tracks, nice vocoded type effect on "Nesse") on this disc as most DVOA material, instead, the ambience steadily flows throughout. The closest relative in the Spybey recording family would probably have to be the DVOA vs Not Breathing "... a Fire in the Bronx Zoo". Very good stuff, an essential for any Spybey fan and a recommended disc for anyone who prefers their DVOA with beats, etc. The cd comes sealed in a spiffy canvas pouch too, rivaling the Propeller "Rame" liver of sulphite soaked copper sheathing.
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