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Demons, "Return of Eternal Void, Fear of Infinite Life"
Making Buddha Machines instantly redundant, this 30-second endless cassette loop by Demons creates a space that the listener gets to color in for themselves. Nate Young (Wolf Eyes) and Steve Kenney make the repetition of this brief loop more involving and entertaining than most drone/noise acts full-length releases.
Wander around inside these 30 seconds, the depth of the sound making if seem so much longer, this cassette begins to feel like it’s an hour long piece, not a brief loop. The splutters of synth and tape collage squelch sound like they were hauled through bubbling bath scum before being slapped onto tape. Return of Eternal Void, Fear of Infinite Life feels like its constantly extending, the several split second edits/gaps make it difficult to tell where the loop ends or begins. These points also help to pin down the locked groove aspect of the cassette, building a rhythm from the highs and lows. Maybe this is the final proof I need that my short term memory is utterly shot to shit, or that this piece of heavy tar, extra-terrestrial ousting has a reach far beyond its brief content.
