This came out early in the year, but is quite stunning. Music is primarily four singers (including Dowling) performing with autotune and various other live vocal FX they control. The piece is conceptual, and shares some of its sound and themes with Holly Herndon's recent work. Also evokes a bit of Lyra Pramuk's Fountain, which came out shortly after. Say what you will of the concept and lyrics, but this is really unique, beautiful music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmjI9px6hzI
― octobeard, Thursday, 17 December 2020 01:10 (five years ago)
awesome, thanks
https://alexdowling.bandcamp.com/album/reality-rounds
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Thursday, 17 December 2020 01:16 (five years ago)
this is amazing
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Thursday, 17 December 2020 01:24 (five years ago)
trying to think of antecedents for this and obv Meredith Monk, but this is less austere and richer tonally cuz of the synths and effects
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Thursday, 17 December 2020 01:27 (five years ago)
sorry put a comma after "austere" there
― howls of non-specificity (sleeve), Thursday, 17 December 2020 01:28 (five years ago)
This is great, ty. Not sure about the Thom York-esque repetition of intentionally banal phrases, but it sounds incredible.
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:06 (five years ago)
I posted this on the ambient/drone thread, but I feel like it goes well with this -- low-bandwidth voice-over-internet-protocol recordings + lush strings & synths:https://olivieralary.bandcamp.com/album/u-i
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:07 (five years ago)
can't listen right now but if octo digs it I probably will too
― lukas, Thursday, 17 December 2020 17:07 (five years ago)
new one from him
https://alexdowling.bandcamp.com/album/breathers
― Serfin' USA (sleeve), Sunday, 15 March 2026 16:29 (six months ago)