Style: Dark Ambient/Minimalist/Experimental
As this is my first post, I thought it appropriate to showcase a slightly obscure record from Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree - who has been one of my greatest and most loved artists of all time.
This album comes from one of Steven's more ambitious projects, Bass Communion, an experimental ambient drone project, specialising in dark and textural sounds.
The theme for this album explores the phenomenon known as EVP - or Electronic Voice Phenomenon - which is the name given to random electronically generated sounds or noises, normally heard when playing back a recording on reel-to-reel tape, that the human mind mistakes for voices. It is a real phenomenon that some people have suggested that these sounds or voices are a connection to some sort of spirit world.
The sounds on this album are incredibly haunting and consist of long ambient drones that has been beautifully produced resulting in one of his best works. It is highly recommended to listen to this with headphones at night to really give it the attention it deserves.
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