The Petcord netlabel returns from its summer break with Resonant, the latest album from Fabio Keiner. Being a
collection of works that have accumulated over the years, it exhibits some variety in sound, density and complexity.
Compared to its predecessor Slow Movements, Resonant
has a stronger leaning towards electro-acoustic, with an emphasis on different timbres, pitches and variations on basic
structures. There is a tendency to musical development, though not as obvious as in comparable electro-acoustic works.
This orchestration without an orchestra is effectfully interspersed with minimalist, almost fragment-like works or low
key drones.
Resonant's highly suggestive and cinematic qualities invite to a journey to the center of the mind. Gloomy, distant
and resonant sounds that seem to reflect the eternity of sleepless nights.
Once adjusted to the dark, however, the eyes will inevitably discover a variety of shades, whilst leaking street
lights blend with the motion of leaves and cast dissolving forms on the pavement. Resonant as faint memories swelling
up on encounters with familiar scents, shapes and sounds, Fabio Keiner's latest album leaves the impression of describing
a world beyond the rational, one that turns the inside out.
Words. More often than not, some are used to compensate or distract from mediocre music, hoping for rhetorical magic that will make people perceive what the author wants them to perceive. Nothing of that kind is required for Resonant, because the album speaks for itself, in its own, universally comprehensible language. Though nearly lasting 78 minutes and establishing a new record for the Petcord netlabel, Resonant appears to manipulate the course of time, as it goes by way too fast. The self-proclaimed music illiterate Fabio Keiner is creating his electroacoustic works just by following his imagination and intuition, yet without any inconsistencies in form.
Olliver Wichmann
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| 1. | Spring Meditation 6 | 9 min 05 sec | 14'528 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 2. | Drone 2 | 5 min 28 sec | 8'484 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 3. | Humanoid 8 | 5 min 56 sec | 9'552 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 4. | Generative Piano 8 | 4 min 57 sec | 7'612 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 5. | Resonances 1 | 8 min 11 sec | 12'896 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 6. | Chimes 3 | 5 min 03 sec | 8'296 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 7. | Psalm 6 | 10 min 45 sec | 18'384 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 8. | Drones 1 | 10 min 03 sec | 16'852 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 9. | Generative Piano 6 | 4 min 15 sec | 6'876 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 10. | Spherion 6 | 8 min 50 sec | 14'308 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| 11. | Resonant Redundancies 4 | 5 min 20 sec | 8'640 KByte | mp3, 32-320 kps VBR |
| Artwork | Cover art for prints | 652 KByte | 24x12 cm & 11.8x14.8 cm at 300 dpi | |
| Everything | Entire release plus artwork | 124 MByte | zip archive |
Music © 2009 Fabio Keiner and the Petcord netlabel.
Cover art © 2009 Synflict and the Petcord netlabel.