A new compilation of studio recordings and live rarities captures another side of ’90s experimentalists Gastr del Sol. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 27, 2024
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The original piece by EN, which occupies side A, is melodic drone; well spaced, good deep presence and a weighty organ sound, interspersed with crunchy hiss at the periphery and some percussive strings to open. The second half takes a fairly sinister turn at about the thirteen-minute mark before heading back above the horizon at the end, and the textural diversity of the piece is notable – certainly a journey from one side to the other. roel funcken