The recording project of U.K.-based sound artist Alexander Tucker and New Zealander Daniel Beban, Imbogodom just issued its Thrill Jockey debut, The Metallic Year. The duo explores electro-acoustic improv, ambient and quasi-hauntological terrains, emphasizing eerie tape-loop drones and the ghostlike remains of lost field recordings. The aesthetic is a snug fit alongside labelmate Mountains as well as the recent Thrill Jockey-released collaboration by Christian Fennesz, David Daniell and Tony Buck, Knoxville. The Metallic Year‘s first single, “Unseen Ticket,” features a trance-inducing piano phrase lingering above a spooky Eastern drone and is accompanied by drifting, indeterminate sound specters. The minimal soundscape takes a markedly doomful turn halfway through as the mysterious rumblings and pings intensify and sharp, sparkling droplets of white noise fill the contemplative gaps. Despite the track’s shadowy vibes, its invitation to tranquility is difficult to resist.
“Unseen Ticket” (download):
https://magnetmagazine.com/audio/UnseenTicket.mp3
