Scrying Off Screens - Poltergeist
Released: September 23 Being the debut album from UK-based Scrying Off Screens, poltergeist introduces us to a wonderful cacophonous symphony of unidentified sounds. Maybe some guitar, maybe some synths, maybe even some loops. Whatever methods used to create this, it comes in hot with the introductory track “Here Be Dragons (for Saint George),” It opens up with a frankly distorted synth that is ponytailed by a short attack and a lingering atmosphere that warps and twists itself around a bit of percussive textures and crunchy noise that intensifies right about the end. It’s quite an introduction to be sure. The fun thing about this album is that virtually track is either a short couple minutes of noise or a drawn out roughly 10 minute escapade with little in between. But in listening, this dynamic doesn’t play out if aren’t paying close attention. The shorter pieces flow nicely into longer ones, with the first two tracks matching up well as the end fades out and “Poltergeist Activi...
