Lovingly pinched from Lurker: Distances of thousands of miles are clearly no obstacle for our favourite ambient duo. In fact, it could be argued that it’s a blessing for the prolific Heinali & Matt Finney. Heinali grinds away the hours holed up in his bedroom studio in darkest Ukraine, pumping out piece after piece of heartfelt drone without sacrificing an ounce of quality. On the other side of the world, Finney keeps his notebook close at hand, poised to scrawl his dystopian visions whenever life in rural Alabama gets too much.
As a result, both artists can pull together stunning compositions quickly and independently. For this reason, the project is light years ahead of their listeners. Their latest work, Dreamcatcher, is a case in point with the band placing it musically between two albums that haven’t even been released yet. But for fans wanting a glimpse into the future sound of Heinali & Matt Finney, it is now easily available through the wonders of the internet.
Composed as the background rumblings of an exhibition of the same name by photographer Olia Pischanska, Dreamcatcher delves into a world where frightful apparitions drag up suppressed memories of the past, ruining any chance of a refreshing night’s sleep. Over half an hour of pitch-black ambience, separate movements can be identified through the mist, although a prevailing dejected atmosphere binds the piece tightly together.
The trip begins with hypnotic electronic loops, lulling the listener into a cocoon of dreamlike atmospherics. But as intensity builds, the pleasant illusion of drifting off is dispelled as crackling caverns of ambience take over. Out of the darkness a sudden industrial beat pierces the soundscape and the night terrors begin as a haunting keyboard melody infiltrates the maudlin surroundings. It fades in and out at various points throughout the rest of the composition, with its simple, repetitive mantra lodging itself firmly within the deepest recesses of the mind.
Continue reading: Heinali & Matt Finney – Dreamcatcher | LURKER.
Dreamcatcher is available now as a pay-what-you-want download from their bandcamp. Instead of lining their pockets, the money is pumped straight back into the project in order to fund artwork for a forthcoming album by LURKER collaborator Black Uroborus. So invest and support the underground or get the fuck out.
Tags: Album of the day, ambient, Dreamcatcher, drone, Heinali, Heinali & Matt Finney, Lurker, Matt Finney, Olia Pischanska
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wonderful!