The title of this release is borrowed from a geological phenomenon in which mineral veins are able to completely separate rock blocks, and it's a metaphor for a society divided by elements of precocity. The aim of this release is the depiction of a sort of being in the world as an exercise of presence instead of action, a matter of understand prior to modify. From this summary of the liner notes, it's almost evident how Geneva Skeen could be placed among the artists whose opus is driven by a conceptual focus and is inspired by philosophical concepts.
As the first track, "The Sonorous House", starts with field recording of an house during a monsoon which gives a background noise, the other element slowly unfolds and are stacked until the synthetic sources, based on oscillators, develop a trajectory form isolated sounds to a sonic continuum. "Los Angeles Without Palm Trees" uses nightly sounds as a background for a drone which slowly emerges after a percussive part moving in the binaural field. "A Parallel Array of Horses" seems a drone track but it's instead a juxtaposition of continuous tones whose timber create a meditative atmosphere. "Frain, Refrain" continues in the same vein but using filtered voices instead of drones taking advantage of countability. Closing a circle, "Flutter in Place", starts with a drone which slowly fades in a field recordings of singing bats mirroring the structure of the first track.
This is release dealing with familiar musical structures to those accustomed to experimental music based on drones, however the remarkable sound quality and sense of writing makes this one a release that could be enjoyed. It's worth a listen.