Foot and Mouth Disease – Foreveris Composed of Nows – 2x 3”cdr – Inner Demons Records – 2019.
Track list.
Disc 1.
1.
Nows 2.
2.
Nows 3.
3.
Nows 4.
4.
Nows 7.
5.
Nows 5.
Disc 2.
1.
Grand Jester 10.
2.
The Smile 9.
3.
The Smile 10.
4.
Grand Jester 5.
5.
Nows 1
This is the first of a series
on Inner Demons reviews that I’m doing as they sent me an epic package of
review stuff. The Florida based label specialises in experimental and noise on the
3” CDR format, sometimes in singles or doubles, sometimes in small box sets,
since 2004. Inner Demons is run by Dan Fox who is behind the Loss, IF, Fail and
Disconsolate projects.
Foot and Mouth Disease is a
Rochester, New York project that has been releasing since around 1996. Foot and Mouth is Lawrence J. Patti, there have been a lot a lot of online and physical releases.
The first cd is made of 5 different
‘Nows’, I hadn’t done my research properly on the label and was expecting Walls
of noise or similar; instead this is something entirely different. It starts as
very atmospheric in haunted sense, drones and twangy electronics build Nows2. The
second Now – Now 3 is more ambient with keyboard melodies floating around it,
this is still haunted, but more sensual than the previous Nows. The Next
Nows(4) is really fragile keyboards and pulsations, actually gorgeous relaxing
synths and nice to listen to. Nows(7) is a noisier track, louder and projects a
darker vibe that the previous works and this continues into the final Nows (5)
with an edgier, more suspenseful ambience.
The second disc seems to dwell
in the darker areas of the first one. Grand Jester 10 is similar to the suspenseful
electronics of Nows 2, it has that bleak ambient background as various
electronic drones take the lead, futuristically and effectively. Passages of
beauty return to The Smile 9, yet the darkness of sound lurks and plays out. Choppy
slight electronics play over the drones of The Smile 10, it’s done in a way
that the sounds that punctuate the harmony form a fractured collage of sound.
This becomes more cohesive as high frequency noise rises as the work unfolds.
The darkness returns for Grand Jester 5, this is ominous and threatening, bleak
drones dominate with slight teaks in tone causing menace. The resonance of
strings and drones builds and ties everything together with Nows 1, leaving us
with traces of the reoccurring beauty that is of Forever is Composed of Nows.
All these contrasts make for pleasing
listen that was soothing and challenging at the same time. The sounds are very
well varied yet tie together cohesively; nice to hear such a fresh approach.
This has served as a brilliant introduction to Inner Demons and Foot and Mouth
Disease.
Choppy Noodles 2019.
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