Seigniorage

Powlos' Pareidolia is the Faint’s first release of 2018. On this varied set, ambience takes center stage. Static charges move throughout the entire disc like boots on packed snow, while wind and abandoned cylinders inhabit the sonic spaces of “Siegniorage”. A frozen brook still manages to bubble in “Inscape”, which ends in a brief segment of electronic rhythm. But the obvious highlight is “Humanaire”, as Powlos is visited by SVLBRD and pianist Kate Eveline. Her piano notes cut through the drone like a rescue cry. Even when the winter storm increases on “Every Last Time”, the feeling of goodwill continues. The beauty of the frozen land triumphs over its potential danger. While the ice seems to crack, no one falls through. One leaves safely, having witnessed the sublime.