c. reider has a long history of messing with the structure of speaking
voices in his recordings, going back to his very first recordings, with
tape cut-ups such as "sex" from the late eighties, "To Ship the Thumb"
from the Unseelie Court's "fall" from 1992, the weird voice edit on the
collaboration with the Implicit Order "Opposing Theories of E.R.O.I."
and others.
Finally on the newest solo album, "Aughtet," this interest in screwed
up voices is explored to the limit, with 99% of sound sources on the
entire CD coming from someone's mouth, although it may not sound like
it at all times.
The ominous title track is a statement of intent, with many, many
laughing voices transformed into a cavernous maw of pinched cackle and
scream.
It's not all that dark, however, many of the tracks are light and easy,
and even funny... "Dear Mr. Great Food" takes a form letter from a
giant corporation, and renders it a cold, glitching, robotic chant,
which suits the inhumane wording of the form letter perfectly.
It's poetry for aliens.
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