years and years and years ago, when the technology used to make this record was new, it was shopped around to some thinkers and composers that made their best guess at what to do with it. the general perception amongst historians of music, and amongst musicologists, is that not much of what came out of that period of experimentation is particularly valuable, largely because it lacked a concept of spontaneity. these people had these tools thrust upon them, and were just trying to figure out how they worked.

this recording does not stray particularly far from the archaic recordings that were made by the first pioneers into electronic music, and i'd argue it suffers from the same criticisms that they have received, in hindsight, but also that there's a kind of disdain built into the pretension. don't ask me if i've met somebody, i'm terrible with faces. that one does look a little familiar, though, and my recollection is that he's exactly how he looks - distant, not all that interested in people. is that the russell in his eyeglass' reflection?

so, this is pointless, and he doesn't give a fuck.

but, listen - that doesn't mean it isn't pleasant as background, for reading or doing whatever else. just don't try to deconstruct it.

https://koltay.bandcamp.com/releases