Arvio

PSI's fifth (or seventh, depending on how you count) album is a diverse selection of ambient works, yet often gets quite close to similar creations made by other artists who work in electro-acoustic circles. The opening track, Dannnnsh, is a truly impressive combination of down-tone droning and slowly dissipating speech. In contrast, Where the Pretty Birds Sing is without question the most annoying piece of experimental music I've heard in years: a selection of (unpleasantly) ear-piercing snaps and thin sound-waves. On a stereo it's just a "hard to like" track, but on earphones it's pure agony. Nevertheless, it is structurally very complex and very interesting in a purely technical sense.

50 Pence for Buddha is again more booming, having small dark melodic parts and metallic clanging. A magnificent track. Big Time Mind is boring distortion-scape that transforms suddenly into oriental tones. A Love, a Wind too stays stagnant for quite some time, as ever-reforming rhythm and humming, and then becomes first croaking and then acoustic-sounding squeals. Made from Ash consist of wavy humming and something sounding like sand falling to an empty space, as well as some small other sounds that keep it interesting. The weird mood of the entire album is further emphasized by the closing track, On a Whispering Wind, which sounds like it's made of distorted melodeon.

The magpie Rhyme is an extremely well made album, with top composition, refinement and sound production quality (getting close to even the level of Elektron's releases in this regard). It is clearly a recod suited for quite specific audiences, though, with friends of electro-acoustic music being the most likely to appreciate its contents. For those interested in this kind of material it will bring moments of both deep enjoyment and anger-filled irritation, but it certainly won't leave the audience cold or passive. This album too is on the label's "mailing costs only" offer list, so if it at all seems interesting, do give it a chance.

Jiituomas

Psychic Space Invasion - The Magpie Rhyme

PSI:n viides (tai seitsemäs, laskutavasta riippuen) kiekko on valikoima erilaisia ambient-teoksia, mutta käy usein lähellä elektroakustisen rintaman vastaavantyyppisiä luomuksia. Avausraita Dannnnsh on todella komea yhdistelmä vaimeaa dronea ja hitaasti hajoavaa puhetta. Where the Pretty Birds Sing sen sijaan on ehdottomasti ärsyttävin kokeellinen kappale jonka olen vuosiin kuullut: valikoima (ikävällä tavalla) korviasärkevää napsunaa ja ohuita ääniaaltoja. Stereoissa raita on vain hankalasti pidettävä, kuulokkeilla puhdasta tuskaa. Sen rakenne on silti erittäin monimutkainen ja teknisellä tasolla hyvin kiinnostava.	Artisti: Psychic Space Invasion Formaatti: CD-R Levy-yhtiö: Elvis Coffee Julkaisuvuosi: 2005 Painos: 75 kpl Kokonaiskesto: 64:23 Kappaleita: 7
50 Pence for Buddha on jälleen jylhempää osastoa: pieniä synkkiä melodianpaloja, metallista kolinaa - ja aivan loistava. Bigger Time Mind on tylsää särömaisema, joka sitten muuttuukin yllättäen itämaishenkiseksi näppäilyksi. A Love, a Wind sekin junnaa pitkään paikallaan, rytminä ja huminana jotka koko ajan muokkaantuvat uudelleen - ja sitten vaihtuu raakkumiseen, ja siitä akustisen oloiseen vinkunaan. Made from Ash koostuu ikään kuin kaikuvaan tilaan putoavasta hiekasta ja aaltoilevasta huminasta sekä lukuisista pienistä äänistä jotka pitävät sen mielenkiintoisena. Kiekon outouden viimeistelee sen päätösraita, kuin vinkuvaa melodicaa oleva On a Whispering South Wind. Tässä on kyseessä erittäin hyvin tehty levy. jonka sävellys-, hiomis- ja tuotantojälki on huippuluokkaa (vaikka ei aivan Elektron-yhtiön tuotannon tasolle kiipeäkään). Tämä on ehdottomasti valikoituneen yleisön levy, ja uponnee ensisijaisesti elektroakustisen tavaran ystäviin. Niille, jotka tämän tyyppisestä musiikista pitävät, tämä on niin herkkua kuin kiukkuakin, mutta kylmäksi se ei todellakaan jätä. Myös tämä on levy-yhtiön "pelkät postikulut" -tarjouslistalla, eli jos vähänkään kiinnostaa, kannattaa tälle antaa mahdollisuus. Jiituomas

Takaisin - Kokoelmat - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - U - V - W - Demot

PSI's fifth (or seventh, depending on how you count) album is a diverse selection of ambient works, yet often gets quite close to similar creations made by other artists who work in electro-acoustic circles. The opening track, Dannnnsh, is a truly impressive combination of down-tone droning and slowly dissipating speech. In contrast, Where the Pretty Birds Sing is without question the most annoying piece of experimental music I've heard in years: a selection of (unpleasantly) ear-piercing snaps and thin sound-waves. On a stereo it's just a "hard to like" track, but on earphones it's pure agony. Nevertheless, it is structurally very complex and very interesting in a purely technical sense. *50 Pence for Buddha* is again more booming, having small dark melodic parts and metallic clanging. A magnificent track. Big Time Mind is boring distortion-scape that transforms suddenly into oriental tones. A Love, a Wind too stays stagnant for quite some time, as ever-reforming rhythm and humming, and then becomes first croaking and then acoustic-sounding squeals. Made from Ash consist of wavy humming and something sounding like sand falling to an empty space, as well as some small other sounds that keep it interesting. The weird mood of the entire album is further emphasized by the closing track, On a Whispering Wind, which sounds like it's made of distorted melodeon. The magpie Rhyme is an extremely well made album, with top composition, refinement and sound production quality (getting close to even the level of Elektron's releases in this regard). It is clearly a recod suited for quite specific audiences, though, with friends of electro-acoustic music being the most likely to appreciate its contents. For those interested in this kind of material it will bring moments of both deep enjoyment and anger-filled irritation, but it certainly won't leave the audience cold or passive. This album too is on the label's "mailing costs only" offer list, so if it at all seems interesting, do give it a chance. Jiituomas