To say he starts gathering pace would probably be an overstatement, but compared to the sheer ambient delight of his previous stuff, what our man McGregor aka Meadowlands does here on his very excellent new Cross-sectional Studies tape might be considered a slightly new direction, an exploration into sonic territory that is still very much about texture and intricate soundscaping for the sake of pure experimentation, yet that for the first time, as far as I'm informed, also features something I'm inclined to call, until further notice, an actual rhythm section.
The Cross-sectional Studies C-30 is out on Portugal's Exo Tapes. Edition of 20. Pre-order here and be quick, as this one's highly recommended.
Update:
This visual accompaniment to the tape was published literally seconds ago:
To say he starts gathering pace would probably be an overstatement, but compared to the sheer ambient delight of his previous stuff, what our man McGregor aka Meadowlands does here on his very excellent new Cross-sectional Studies tape might be considered a slightly new direction, an exploration into sonic territory that is still very much about texture and intricate soundscaping for the sake of pure experimentation, yet that for the first time, as far as I'm informed, also features something I'm inclined to call, until further notice, an actual rhythm section.
The Cross-sectional Studies C-30 is out on Portugal's Exo Tapes. Edition of 20. Pre-order here and be quick, as this one's highly recommended.
Update:
This visual accompaniment to the tape was published literally seconds ago: