10. DeathprodMorals And Dogma

My friend Al played it to me when we were living together. It’s a box set of all four of his releases at that time. It’s super bleak and I don’t know what it says about my mental state then, but for a long time it was the record I would fall asleep to, particularly on tour. There’s something microscopic about the sound, but it’s like a musical optical illusion – it can sound vast and oceanic or it can sound quite narrow. He’s done something fascinating with the sonics so that it works on two dimensions. It’s also just heartbreaking – there’s one piece called ‘Orgone Donor’ with musical saw and violin over granular drones; a matt finish with these aching, twisted sliding harmonies. Like the soundtrack to the end of days. As though you’re sliding into a black hole.