Third and final release on the immaculately noisy Retrograde Tapes recent batch crashes down on Kraken Mare’s Outer Resonance. Each side coming in at just-shy of nine minutes each track, Outer Resonance presents a commentary on vibrated tons. Whether it involves harmonizing key-tones or general wobble effects, Kraken Mare strikes a flux of sound that’s sharp and minor, drawl and completely active, free and controlled. And the patients it must’ve taken to have refined each noise, layered upon ambiance and sounds, transitions through smelting lakes and thick drips, Outer Resonance will reveal it’s title to listeners.
As a side-note, I actually interviewed Kraken Mare for an old zine I ran called LINDA, and as the musician also manages Retrograde Tapes, it was admitted that the cover art for Outer Resonance was found one day in an old barn while the sound purveyor was dosed out on acid. Nice lil tid-bit. Starting Side-B right now and this Outer Resonance is LIT. Composed. Can you handle Kraken Mare’s terror below?
• Kraken Mare: http://krakenmaresound.bandcamp.com
• Retrograde Tapes: http://retrogradetapes.blogspot.com
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