Released
1997
Label
Drone Records
Reviewed by
Michael C. Lund
Contact
Stefan Knappe
Drone Records
Gneisenaustrasse 56
28201 Bremen
Germany
Last Edit/Update
16 June, 1998
Tesendalo
ENTWURF
7"
(second edition: 300 copies)
Track Listing
Side A
Entwurf I
Side B
Entwurf II
Initially released in 1994 in a limited edition of 200 copies with handpainted covers, Drone
Records has recently made a second edition of this beautiful pure
ambient 7" available. It is pressed on blue vinyl, without any indication of which
side is A or B; and this time comes in a printed sleeve.
Tesendalo is the
personal project of Peter Schuster, who is perhaps better known as the owner of Prion
Tapes, and for his collaborations on some of Telepherique's
releases. The project was first established in 1987, and a number of Tesendalo
releases have been made available through such labels as Noise Museum, S
E Production, Marginal Talent and of course Prion.
The two pieces presented on this
single are based in floating, cosmic sheets of sustained tones that are almost liquid in
quality. Coursing sounds as of gusty winds blowing through the compositions appear in
certain passages on both tracks, while beams of twinkling electronics, travelling through
the droning superstructures of sound, almost are a constant presence. These aural
impressions of things vast and infinite are nicely contrasted by the occasional subdued
sound of bells, resonating guitar chords, and a few solitary cries from some indefinable
animal.
Although similar in sound,
structure and mood, the two tracks are not identical; in fact, it almost appears as if one
piece begins, where the other leaves off. Both pieces are in a constant state of subtle
flux; one is moved forward by an additional harmonic synth presence that seems at the
brink of developing into a theme, but never quite does; while the hovering quality of the
other piece is punctuated by the plucking of crisp guitar strings. The sound of Entwurf
as a whole is very rich, and when played at a generous volume seems to almost become a
physical presence in the room.
This single, along with a number of
other Drone Records releases, and a rich selection of other labels'
products, is available through Drone Records by mail order.
