A Study In Multiband Granular Synthesis
This release marks Effacer’s debut full release on audiobulb, following on from his label compilation appearances and his self released Effacer EP (http://www.effacer.net/about.html). These new works continue to demonstrate his interest in treating sound as a physical event in time, to be constructed and deconstructed like a sculpture. Sounds are built up to form a complete audio shape and then de-assembled and slowed down allowing the listener to examine the component parts. The final track “murmur” departs from this pathway offering an eerie disembodied voice inspired drone.
Tracklisting:
- Want Of Breath
- A Sstudy In Multiband Granular Synthesis
- Metastasis
- Murmur
Effacer
Effacer is the project of John McCaig (aka JDG) a composer from Seattle – USA. John’s work demonstrates a keen appreciation of sound as an entity that inhabits space and shapes the experience of that space. His compositions integrate ideas and techniques from ambient and minimal-abstract genres whilst connecting with real world contexts through the use of field recordings.
Reviews
XLR8R
Appropriately signed to the UK's experimental label Audiobulb, Seattle's Effacer turns the art of sound into a true exploration on his EP A Study in Multi Band Granular Synthesis, an album that examines the unpredictable tendencies of abstract noise and subtle nuances of live field recording.
NME
Effacer is the project of John McCaig (aka JDG) a composer from Seattle - USA. John's work demonstrates a keen appreciation of sound as an entity that inhabits space and shapes the experience of that space. His compositions integrate ideas and techniques from ambient and minimal-abstract genres whilst connecting with real world contexts through the use of field recordings.
Rob Tyler is a graphic designer & filmmaker living and working in Portland Oregon. Working in both documentary and experimental mediums, his films and videos have been described as both visually stunning and atmospherically beautiful.