|
Described as "The Thinking Person's Dance Music", Drifting in Silence (DiS) is a one-man electronic band hailing from Chicago. Comprised of the multi-instrumentalist musician and composer Derrick Stembridge, Facewithin is Drifting in Silence's second recording, and was released last month on the 21st.
Once again, I give my recommendation to listen to this music wearing headphones, or anywhere acoustically ideal where you can be drenched and surrounded by sound, such as a long drive home in the car, or a ride on your public transportation of choice. This ambient music, driven by funk and industrial rhythms, deserves active listening, or at least a dance floor setting where the audience is paying fairly close attention to the music. If you like deep trance, drum and bass, and other similar genres, and artists such as Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and Aphex Twin, Facewithin will fit in nicely to your DJ queue. The album has 5 tracks with 3 remixes of the title track, so it's clearly meant to be danced to, as well as a means of sonic escape from the world outside. Overall, the album has a somewhat mellow feel, but there are regular upbeat tempos to get you in the groove.
longthenight is a side project by Stembridge, and a self-titled album was released March 31st. I would say this material has more of a New Age feel, with acoustic piano solos and guitar riffs set to warm electronic sounds. It was recorded during the same session that Facewithin was, which I would say is pretty demonstrative of Stembridge's ability to explore a wide musical range. longwithin might not appeal to all of the same audience that Drifting in Silence does, but it follows the musical tradition of greats such as Brian Eno, Vangelis, Harold Budd, and Tangerine Dream. The music is definitely more contemplative and has a very meditative quality to it.
Both albums are on the Labile Records label and physical CDs can be purchased from their website here (Facewithin) and here (longthenight). Music can also be purchased online through iTunes.
I like to include music videos when I can, but there were none for these particular albums. However, this one, for the Drev remix of Chameleon, was produced for DiS's 2007 release, fallto:
Once again, I give my recommendation to listen to this music wearing headphones, or anywhere acoustically ideal where you can be drenched and surrounded by sound, such as a long drive home in the car, or a ride on your public transportation of choice. This ambient music, driven by funk and industrial rhythms, deserves active listening, or at least a dance floor setting where the audience is paying fairly close attention to the music. If you like deep trance, drum and bass, and other similar genres, and artists such as Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and Aphex Twin, Facewithin will fit in nicely to your DJ queue. The album has 5 tracks with 3 remixes of the title track, so it's clearly meant to be danced to, as well as a means of sonic escape from the world outside. Overall, the album has a somewhat mellow feel, but there are regular upbeat tempos to get you in the groove.
Both albums are on the Labile Records label and physical CDs can be purchased from their website here (Facewithin) and here (longthenight). Music can also be purchased online through iTunes.
I like to include music videos when I can, but there were none for these particular albums. However, this one, for the Drev remix of Chameleon, was produced for DiS's 2007 release, fallto:
05/03/2009 02:53:26 ♥ jaklumen (
/ jaklumen.vox.com) ♥ driftinginsilence.com ♥ myspace.com
