Entr’acte Records, fine purveyors of minimalist noise and haters of excessive HTML, have just released an extremely limited-edition cassette from Jo Thomas entitled Untitled Lines. Concerning herself with the fringes of noise that we take for granted but don’t necessarily value (the added crackles that warm up granular synthesis, the clicks and pops necessary in human speech, our good old friend tape hiss), Thomas applies her sonic palette in this instance as a meditation on Pablo Bronstein’s Sketches For Regency Living exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. The exhibition explores how architecture influences and intertwines with our own sense of identity, and on July 21, Thomas performed her work throughout the space. The recording features two tracks, “Drift” and “Swan.” It’s a haunting production, with sinister whispers and gravelly textures weaving into flitting rhythms and the merest suggestion of tones. Thomas’ interest in spatial acoustics comes to the fore, and her music is all the more mind-bending for it.
• Jo Thomas: http://www.entracte.co.uk/project/jo-thomas
• Entr’acte Records: http://www.entracte.co.uk
