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Jettenbach: A Meditation on Procrastination

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Artist: Jettenbach
Title: A Meditation on Procrastination
Format: 3" Mini CD
Label: Inner Demons Records
Rated: * * * * *
I had previously reviewed this artists' collaboration with Dragon split with Mila Drone (also on Inner Demons) and enjoyed it. Other than hailing from the UK, I don't know much about this artist, but I love the self-depreciating description of "Over 40 years of influences and zero talent." Well, I hate to disagree, but this disc shows that Jettenbach has considerable talent and it is all on display in this disc.

We open with "One Simply Cannot Sustain This Level of Gear Acquisition, But I Might Get Just One More Reverb," which is a stunningly beautiful slab of spacey drone punctuated with subdued static blasts. This would make a fantastic soundtrack to a dystopian movie. Well done. "I Have Come To Accept That I Will Never Have As Many Pedals As Dan, and That's OK" keeps this spacey feeling going, but more stripped down in feel. But this is still a solid piece of soundscape that is finely crafted and makes you wish it could go on just a bit longer.

There is a lot going on in both of these that keep it interesting and everything seems to fit together quite nicely. I also love the inside jokes that are on many of these Inner Demons discs that remind me that Dan is managing to build a community rather than a roster of artists. In short, if you are looking for lovely dark ambient, this is well worth picking up. This disc weighs in at around 20 minutes and is limited to 42 copies.

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