Byron Westbrook: Distortion Hue (Hands in the Dark)

From the one-sheet:

“Where Body Consonance focused on gesture and movement, Distortion Hue is grounded in catharsis and gut emotion. Its ten tracks of tape-manipulated electronics present a more raw side of Westbrook’s work, with grainy and damaged textures, walls of feedback and non-metered pulses.

The album shows a wide range of expressiveness; pieces like ‘Heavy Weather,’ ‘Tunnel Visioning’ and ‘Electric Blued’ capture the deep anxiety of the present moment while ‘Refraction Haze’ and ‘Ricochet Waves’ have flashes of hope amidst their chaos. With a nod to rock minimalism as well as to his mentor Phill Niblock’s sonic material approach, Distortion Hue is heavy in weight, a complex and layered deep listening experience.”