Dave Clarkson - Beauty From Broken Technology
Released: May 1 The concept behind Beauty From Broken Technology is rather self-explanatory with Clarkson taking the opportunity to coalesce a number of broken or malfunctioning items to weave the otherwise unpleasant tones and sounds into something quite captivating. Most of the rhythms here are actually built from the sounds of CDs skipping after being irreparably damaged, which is probably one of the more interesting uses of a broken piece of technology here as it creates some surprisingly coherent yet slightly “off” patterns. The first real example of these rhythms being quite deep and intricate comes on “The Age of Static.” It has that skipping quality to it but feels like something conventional and has quite a nice low-end as well. “Drip Feed Fading” stands out as a rather unusual piece in it’s assembly, featuring a lot of very odd ping-y sounds along with a rather tired sounding piano soaked in a good deal of reverb. It feels kind of info in tone but also a bit ...
