In the realm of noise music, it seems like truly well thought out albums are hard to come by. So many albums I came across when I was starting to explore noise a bit ago seemed so low effort that it was an easy pass. Albums that stood out tended to be more dynamic and not just a wall of static. Pedestrian Deposit continually came up as a cut above the rest.
On The Architector, Pedestrian Deposit tell two stories. One for each side. What the details of those stories are, are entirely up to the listener. Like the best abstract music out there the goal is not to impart a vision to the listener, but instead let the listener mold the music into a vision of their own creation.
In this particular instance, static, silence, field recordings, and sparse instrumentation are used. I still don't know what the band is trying to tell me, but I get an immense feeling of solitude and loneliness when listening to these two compositions.
The more memorable of the two tracks is on side B. The track starts out with various noises that sounds like my sound system is failing, it threw me for a loop at first until I realized what was going on. The track then falls into complete silence for what seems like minutes. I turned the volume way up and there are some small effects happening in the background, but I can't tell you what they are. The song then slowly comes back with other harsher sounds as the track comes to a close. I can't tell you exactly what happened with the track, but I do know that I remember my feelings of confusion and intrigue during it.
Why would Pedestrian Deposit make so much of their track complete silence? Are they trying to emulate John Cage? Are they trying to fuck with me? I don't know the answers to these questions, but what I do know is that this album is much more of an experience than it is music.
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