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Loren Nerell — The Venerable Dark Cloud
(Projekt PRO330, 1999/2016, CD / DL)

by Mike McLatchey, Published 2000-10-01

The Venerable Dark Cloud Cover art

For those who don't know, the Italian label Amplexus is a specialized ambient label that was originally based on the photography of Stefano Gentile, and their main line of 3” CDs comes in special packaging including his photography. This Nerell title is the 12th in the series (which includes names like Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Michael Stearns, Vidna Obmana etc) and continues the high quality of both the visual and aural. Four titles, at just over 20 minutes, Nerell explores the fusion of Indonesian elements and ambient music with success. These include electronics, a number of percussive instruments such as ciblon and gender, and Sasha Bogdanowitsch on suling, a bamboo flute. “Dark Horizon” includes dark electronics with recordings of vocals and the suling. “Eclipse” includes recorded ambiance; ciblon; and a variety of Javenese and Balinese instruments, including saron, boning, slenthem, and gender. “Within the Cloud” and “Ablution,” the EP's two shortest songs are more silent and mysterious, the former mixing in samples and recordings to a slighty chaotic finish, and the latter a slow and gentle finale. Very nicely done, and at a limited edition of 1000, you will want to pick this one up soon.

Filed under: Reissues, Issue 20, 2016 releases, 1999 recordings

Related artist(s): Loren Nerell

More info
http://projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-venerable-dark-cloud

 

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