Witchcraft
PGMaudio, 2023
8/10
A collection of electroacoustic pieces from Aleksandra Bilińska and Piotr Grella-Możejko, the compositions here focus strongly on ambience and use plenty of synthetic noises.
The droning presence of “Contrasts” opens the listen with a mysterious mood, where buzzing, spacey qualities and much exploration is present, and “The Bell Jar” follows with a bare, ominous angle of meticulous, minimal energy.
Further on, the nearly mechanical delivery of “Alphaville” carries a sci-fi demeanor, while the eerie tinkering of “Love Letter Never Sent” sounds more abstract than romantic.
Grella-Możejko’s contributions include the atmospheric and waves of cinematic wandering of “Darg II”, and “Darg IV” exits with 11+ minutes of soft, barely audible moments versus wordless voices and mesmerizing buzzing and fuzzed out art.
The themes surrounding the tracks include Sylvia Plath, poetry, office buildings and woman who were accused of witchcraft to name a few, and the duo’s sonically engaging digitally processed sounds is quite gripping from beginning to end.
Travels well with: Tatiana Warszynski- The Shape Of Things; Ronald Hannah- Chamber Music