Today we have a release from the prolific Oren Ambarchi, who played an amazing show here in Minneapolis a while back with Boris and Sunn0))) at the Walker. This track is the B-side off of the 7" Destinationless Desire released by Touch Music.
Here is a little bit of the biography from Touch website:
Oren Ambarchi is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with longstanding interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches. His work focuses mainly on the exploration of the guitar, "re-routing the instrument into a zone of alien abstraction where it’s no longer easily identifiable as itself. Instead, it’s a laboratory for extended sonic investigation". (The Wire, UK).
Ambarchi's work on harmonics and resonance has led him to define serene spaces of fluid, shifting sound that is both fragile and extremely physical. His solo releases Grapes From The Estate, Suspension and Insulation for UK label Touch, have transcended the guitar into a zone of alien beauty and sonic impossibilities to critical acclaim. In 2003 his live release Triste received an ‘honourary mention’ in the Prix Ars Electronica digital musics category.
This release is tough for me to post as there is deliberate ambiguity concerning the appropriate speed at which to play the record. Again, from the Touch website:
"As for the aspect of audience participation, we choose not to specify the RPM on the label, encouraging the listener to experiment with playback options and personal preferences. An attempt to make music that works at both speeds. The front cover might actually be the back cover..."
I have recorded it at 45 rpm because that is just what sounds right to me. At either speed, the track is a beautiful piece of experimental guitar music and should serve as a catalyst to seek out and purchase this and the other Touch Seven series releases.
Oren Ambarchi - Bleeding Shadow
