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Subarachnoid Space was formed
in the winter of 1995 as a casual, improvisational trio aimed at
creating free-form psychedelic noise-drone. Since then, it has grown
and changed as these things do. Today, the band has become a foursome,
whose playing has developed collectively into a group who continue
to improvise within loose structures, taking inspiration from groups
like Magnog, Fushitsusha, Sonic Youth,
and Shizuka.
Fans will perhaps be pleasantly surprised by the developments that
have taken place on "Endless Renovation."
Subarachnoid Space manipulating
the possibilities of the recording studio, improvised the basic
tracks for each piece and then embellished the existing recordings.
These new songs have moved closer to the band's goal of bringing
together disparate elements and melding them with initial improvisations
to create "out there" exploratory experimental psychedelia.
"Endless Renovation's"
tracks are mood pieces, instrumental sojourns that explore both
density and delicacy via slowly-building structures of beauty and
dissonance. The organ on "Will You Make My House a Carnival?"
sets the tone for the record's somber combination of sound effects
and psych-rock. "Square Wheels" shows the band in noise-rock
mode, while "Good Grief?" moves slowly from dark melancholy
to cathartic outburst. "Stereo Saturation" is a dub-ish
exploration of atmospherics. "Safety in Numbers" and "Twilight
Sleep" conclude the album as companion pieces, a half-hour
psychedelic journey through rock, strings, waterphone textures,
beautiful guitar interplay and eerie sound effects.
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