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Pixyblink - Withered Leaves - Review
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"A rare treat. Created employing computer processed field (and other) recordings (a recipie that, for me, usually spells unending "experimental" tedium) Pixyblink's work is overflowing with imagery, emotion, and atmosphere. These pieces explore various levels of a dark underworld - some have the qualities of disturbing fairy tales, some centre around "forbidden" areas of sexuality, others venture into the distorted visions of the insane, and a contemplation of death. Whilst many tracks simply try to paint a picture or create an atmosphere, others contain elements of fiction or documentary with the inclusion of pieces of recorded speech, occasionally from other sources, but mostly using her own narration, singing and other vocalisations. It is her virtuosity in using her voice that makes her work so unique: sometimes mature, sometimes childlike, sometimes naturalistic, sometimes highly camp; she uses it very effectively to emphasise and create an atmosphere of unease and foreboding to such a degree that on some tracks the other elements of the recording are reduced to the function of background sound effects. But I'm not meaning to belittle the quality of her sonic manipulations, these are also executed with great attention to detail, from simple but still very effective speech reversal to complex treatments and musical fragments. All these elements come together into a carefully crafted journey into the strange and spooky midnight world of Pixyblink."
Reviewed by: Edge Effec
"A rare treat. Created employing computer processed field (and other) recordings (a recipie that, for me, usually spells unending "experimental" tedium) Pixyblink's work is overflowing with imagery, emotion, and atmosphere. These pieces explore various levels of a dark underworld - some have the qualities of disturbing fairy tales, some centre around "forbidden" areas of sexuality, others venture into the distorted visions of the insane, and a contemplation of death. Whilst many tracks simply try to paint a picture or create an atmosphere, others contain elements of fiction or documentary with the inclusion of pieces of recorded speech, occasionally from other sources, but mostly using her own narration, singing and other vocalisations. It is her virtuosity in using her voice that makes her work so unique: sometimes mature, sometimes childlike, sometimes naturalistic, sometimes highly camp; she uses it very effectively to emphasise and create an atmosphere of unease and foreboding to such a degree that on some tracks the other elements of the recording are reduced to the function of background sound effects. But I'm not meaning to belittle the quality of her sonic manipulations, these are also executed with great attention to detail, from simple but still very effective speech reversal to complex treatments and musical fragments. All these elements come together into a carefully crafted journey into the strange and spooky midnight world of Pixyblink."
Reviewed by: Edge Effec
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