{"id":1493,"date":"2017-03-06T14:04:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T19:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fraufraulein.com\/billy\/?p=1493"},"modified":"2017-03-06T17:19:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T22:19:56","slug":"transition-in-foreign-accents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fraufraulein.com\/billy\/2017\/03\/transition-in-foreign-accents\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Transition<\/em> in Foreign Accents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Insightful and concise writeup from this PDX-based blog:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The electro-acoustical ebb and muffled field recordings of Billy Gomberg\u2019s\u00a0<em>Transition<\/em>\u00a0have a quiet intensity to them that feels preparatory to something. A few minutes into the closing section on side B, and you might feel very\u00a0specific images coming to mind: early morning in the industrial part of town. The faint hum of generators. Distant trucks passing. These are soundscapes for low light and empty streets. It\u2019d be redundant to just call this \u201cdrone\u201d, when really, its\u00a0stirring, mind-manifesting mixture of tones and field ambience makes it a zoney sonic portrait. It barely matters how it was achieved\u2013 its organization is all of a piece, the collected moments seamlessly melding together. Reminds me a little of the minimal, diffuse calm conjured by the likes of Andrew Chalk, Christoph Heemann, David Jackman (<em>Vacant Lights, <\/em>one of his releases as Organum,<em>\u00a0<\/em>particularly comes to mind), all those other characters. Highly unique and highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/foreignaccentspdx.com\/2017\/03\/05\/new-album-review-billy-gomberg-transition\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insightful and concise writeup from this PDX-based blog: The electro-acoustical ebb and muffled field recordings of Billy Gomberg\u2019s\u00a0Transition\u00a0have a quiet intensity to them that feels preparatory to something. A few minutes into the closing section on side B, and you might feel very\u00a0specific images coming to mind: early morning in the industrial part of town. 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