Artist: Sundrugs
Title:
Hidden Scenes
Label:
Cosmicleaf
Released:
10th
September
Sundrugs
is the ambient/drone project of Warsaw based composer and producer
Patryck Kawalarz. Following on from his recent release ‘Light
Paints A Way’ on Cosmicleaf, this is actually a re-release of his
debut album. Which was originally released on cassette and digital,
through the French label BLWBCK back in 2013.
Now
drone as a genre strikes me as though it charms a niche market. It’s
very marmite in it’s love /hate appeal. It’s something that,
personally I have to be in the right mood for and a genre I’ve only
really dipped into. I’ll openly admit it’s also a genre I find
difficult to review as album tracks can be strikingly similar.
So
I find myself asking what stands out with Sundrugs compared to other
drone artists
that
I’ve listened to. Now despite the darkness
of the
portrait
cover and some of the track titles, it’s
nowhere near as dark sounding as some
of the
other artists that
I’ve come across. It
doesn’t slowly build throughout to end with a crescendo finale, and
nor does it build and drop in a series of crescendos. If you think of
those other
productions as
a leaf in a storm which is tossed around in differing intensity. Then
what Sundrugs offers is more akin to being carried on a constant
breeze, with subtle changes in
movement.
So
if
you’re
still with us, then you’re probably a fan of this musical marmite
known as drone and wondering is it any good? Personally, I found it
listenable but not overwhelming.
However, as someone who only dips into this genre I’m not a great
judge, so my advice is to take a listen and find out for yourself.
Review
by Woodzee
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