Bill Laswell & Therre Thaemlitz - Web (1995)

My karmic Zen'o'Meter always goes through the roof when I put on this album. Published on Laswell's now-defunct Subharmonic label, Web consists of three tracks, each packed with over 15 minutes of soundscapes. Their first collaboration, this album provides some of the most abrasive, industrial leaning ambient of either of these composers' careers. Dark, dissonant textures, deep bass drones and complex samples suggest dimensions where past, present and future intermingle and interact with each other. This could have been a work with a very dark atmosphere, but the final effect of all three tracks is its opposite. Most reviews I've come across (and there aren't too many) would agree with me in that this music has a deeply calming and soothing effect, especially - read my lips - through headphones. I'd recommend this to everyone, actually, unless you really hate and despise ambient. :-)

Tracks

1. Open URL (16:13)
2. Insectoidal Regression (16:04)
3. Transfer Complete (17:35)

Total time 49:52

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posted by Paxjorge @ Saturday, March 25, 2006