VERNUSKY, MICHAEL - BLOOD THAT SEES THE LIGHT (CD)

"An eclectic mix of tracks ranging from lush electronic soundscapes to sharply defined acoustic instrumental pieces. Binding them together is Vernusky's sonic palate, which tends towards haunting environments that slowly flex between rich consonances and crackling dissonances. Though a number of tracks create subtle timbral drifts which morph though various permutations, there are enough striking and well placed instances of abrupt onslaught that that one hesitates to relax too deeply into the swirl. From the beginning of the opening track, which definitely falls into the lush dreamscape category but includes a beautifully handled moment of striking abruptness, we are put on alert that this is not music intended to flow graciously by." (label info)