'There are some types of music and composition which are resolute in their abstract nature and whole-heartedly refuse to be bracketed... this is probably the crux of Reverbaphon's charm.' - Benbecula Records
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Sferics Appears on Benbecula Retrospective » Ten Tracks loves cross-rhythms... Ahead-of-their-time glitches aren't bad either. We therefore love Reverbaphon. Immensely. Highly recommended for experimental electronica and Math-rock lovers alike. Log in to download tracks |
"Concise, beautifully arranged songs, each successive track a small surprise as Smith incorporates folk, jazz and electronic elements into spacious melodies with varying textures. It's modernist folk, protean but with its own unique character, playfully eclectic but with a consistency of focus that lends it the overall weight it thoroughly deserves"
The Wire
("Our Heart Beats with Joy")
If we were to stray slightly from path of mega-hype we would find musicians who make music that is not only true to its roots but so unique and apparently underivative that they awkwardly refuse to be placed into a journalistic bracket (somewhat akin to pushing matching poles of magnets together). Step in Reverbaphon whose finely crafted compositions of traditional and not so traditional instrumentation with layers of apparently incongruous rhythms combined into a deceptively Scottish sound that is a million miles ahead of so-called "folktronica".
Reverbaphon's music first came to Benbecula's attention in 2001 when a CD compilation from a friend was passed on that featured artists from a collective based in Dundee. The compilation featured 1 or 2 tracks from each artist of which Reverbaphon's was part, and the process of tracking the great man down took place. Once found, plans immediately took place for an EP which would ultimately become his first solo EP "The Medium Thru which Sound Travels is No Longer Present".
There are some types of music and composition which are resolute in their abstract nature and whole heartedly refuse to be bracketed, and this is probably the crux of Reverbaphon's charm. To investigate further perhaps requires us to take a step back and study the footsteps which have led the artist to where he is now, and where he may be going...
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