This new release from Autistici is described as "a sonic exploration of the perception of time". This concept is realized placing every sound first in a particular place of the stereo field and then repeating changing his place or slightly modifying it. The result is a sort of narration of how something is remembered, and changed, during time.
The sample opening "Feeling Before Thinking" is repeated until the reverb change it into a texture and this operation generates a moving soundscape for the noises in the foreground. "Opened Up Too Quickly" is instead developed from strewn samples panning in the stereo field. "Habituation Of The Heart" is a complex track starting quietly with a still tone until a noisy drone fill the sound canvas and his end let emerge sparse samples; this structure is permuted until, in the final part of the track, a gentle drone emerges upon an heartbeat. "The Grotesque Physicality Of Waiting" is a dialogue for rhythms and tones and "Thinking Before Feeling" focuses on resonances and reverbs of some samples; here the rhythm part creates a strong sense of movement. The first part of "Slowing Down Before You Stop" sounds is developed upon a single sample filtered to generated isolated elements whose interrelation creates a sort of sonic diffraction.
It's impressive how David Newman creates a cohesive but various release upon a limited palette of samples but it's the cure for the details that makes the difference from a typical minimal release. This approach is mirrored by the cover by Paul Bilger generated by sparse tones of pencil, or so it seems. Truly recommended.