... the best sound collage artist I've yet to encounter.
author: Fishcomcollective
I'm not an expert on experimental audio, but I've listened to a fair amount and thus far Hollydrift (Mathias Anderson) is by far the best sound collage artist I've yet to encounter. One stunning thing about the audio compositions Hollydrift constructs is the artist's ability to take
something that is non-musical, traditionally speaking, like static, and convert it mysteriously into a lush and soothing ambient texture. It's still static, but it's mesmerizing. Of course, his art goes beyond mere static. You will also encounter crickets, found audio (which makes for interesting narrative, even though the voice out of context has little concrete meaning), ambient tones, beeps and more.
It's just as compelling as many more conventional musical compositions, but is more challenging. The otherworldly quality of Hollydrift's work enables the listener to enjoy the same kind of spacey drift-off available in ambient and new age music, but in a far different way .... highly recommended.
Kristopher Upjohn
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Bizarre Experimental Audio Theater...
author: Beauty and Pain
I've very much been looking forward to this CD, as the material on the 4 way split was my favorite by the same label. Very, very odd... drones and telephone and fax rings with random people being cut up talking on the phone. Its very unnerving to say the least and just want I would want from this amazing project. Bizarre Experimental Audio Theater is what's going on here. There are truly not words on how brilliant this release truly is. It's going to take months for this CD to fully sink into my mind and to understand all of its layers and meanings. I'm just as awe struck the 2nd time around my friends. I still don't know where Hollydrift came from or how or what they are, all i know is there will be a request for an interview to try and help the world get more access and press to one of the top 10 bands of 2004 for me. I want close my eyes and just forget this world and be lost in the world that Hollydrift creates and with one listen you will fully understand. So with this get the CD's and write the label and band and get this project known the world over. I'm doing my part now you do yours... (Clint)
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