Symbolist - The Age Of Bronze [Creative Sources]

Put out on the circuit via Creative Sources on June 28th, 2k24 is "The Age Of Bronze", the full length album debut by a transnational trio named Symbolist which is comprised of Stephen Flinn, Guilherme Rodrigues and Roy Caroll. Fusing the sounds of percussion, cello and what is described as electroacoustic media in the accompanying press sheet the group presents an extended, roughly 29 minutes spanning composition on their firstling which opens on a slowly changing, ever so droning nocturnal Ambient note backed by hypersparse, slowly emerging rhythm signatures and electronic textures which pave the way for ever thickening layers of slightly off-kilter string interventions, scraping and well unsettling UnAmbient sequences evoking distant memories of Musique Concrete as well as electroacoustic sound processing, moments of near silence and distant movements of heavy or at least clanging objects in a distance, screaming and squealing sheet metal and other near field recordings of unidentified percussive movements which, at least in terms of their dynamics, provide a short, yet distinct climax for this fascinating piece of Deep Listening Music which might reveal even more layers and subtle depths in future listening sessions to come. Go check.

Album artwork on Instagram!