A longtime purveyor of ambient glitch, Australia’s Pimmon (aka Paul Gough) belongs to the same generation of avant-garde laptop musicians that delivered Oval, Christian Fennesz, and other conceptual electronic musicians who emerged in the mid- to late-90s. But because of the distant geography of his country, Pimmon’s output never fully pierced the mostly European clicks n’ cuts movement the way others managed. But that’s not to say that Pimmon’s accomplishments don’t deserve a much wider audience, and this year’s MUTEK hopes to rectify that oversight. Gough uses technology to shape compositions based in granular synthesis, often using elements such as pitch and sound debris to form soundscapes that are once maximalist in texture and yet minimal in overall design. Buzzes and clips, organic rumbles, and electrical pulses all pass along unpredictably in the slow current of his prolific discography, which has found a plethora of home over the years on labels such as Tigerbeat6, Fällt, Cromim, and many others.
《 It is the aural sound of 'Theoretically pure anterograde amnesia' a condition where it's impossible to remember new events. 》
— Leyland Kirby.
Mettre en musique l'oubli, la difficulté de se remémorer au point de crier de frustration ; plonger dans le noir mental et en émerger, puis replonger au cours d'apnées toujours plus longues, insoutenables...
Et une envie de pleurer.
Mais ça, c'était moi qui l'avais.
The Caretaker produit un album beau et éprouvant. Une pierre blanche du dark ambiant. Jordan Vauvert
“Boogie Meets Beatdown” on this epic album from the mole, where ambient interludes lead into sudden and scary dark alleys. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 29, 2023