Friday 14 August 2020

STEAMROOM 37 (2017)

THE OFFICIAL BANDCAMP PAGE KEEP CALLING JIM'S STEAMROOM SERIES 'A MUSICAL JOURNAL' BUT SURELY ALL MUSIC IS THAT. ANYWAY, HERE'S ANOTHER FROM HIS ONLINE SERIES. 1 TRACK OF ABOUT 35 MINUTES.

IT'S A SOLID RIDE OF GENTLY UNDULATING DRONES THAT SLOWLY MORPH IN TIME. THE INTERVALS USED BECOME MORE SUSPENSEFUL AS THE PIECE DEVELOPS BUT NEVER BECOMES TRULY UNHOLY OR BRANCAESQUE. THE LOW-MID END HAS A GOOD PRESENCE, WHICH SOMETIMES DRONE/'AMBIENT' MUSICIANS FORGET TO INCLUDE ENOUGH OF. 

NOT ESSENTIAL BUT CERTAINLY NOT A WASTE OF O'ROURKE'S OR YOUR TIME.

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