Bleach Dye Yr Heart
The prime object of this review is the recent "Bleach Dye Yr Heart" album released on the rapidly-evolving Gears of Sand label. While the title would seem extracted from a stockpile of typical noise band titles, the music is surprisingly low-key; minimalistic as "Ghosts" but with more emphasis on the drone. As the album proceeds, "Vivisection of the Soul" proves truly unsettling and discomfiting, like being stuck in an aluminium air vent with the dull whine of constantly-sucking air howling past your unprotectable ears. The following track takes on the theme, replacing the "wind" with distorted guitar before ebbing out into the low rumble of glorious monotone that reconnects with the uncomfortable feel of the album thus far. The duo temporarily swells to a trio on "Lights, Camera, Addiction" with the added electronics and sequencing of Martin Bryder, an album highpoint with its sombre, cello-like base offset by chipper beats and colourful electronics. In sum, an album hosting a variety of atmospheres and attractions, much like a museum of curios.
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