02 July 2015

RECOMMENDATION #45

BRAEYDEN JAE - HELD AND HOLDING
bridgetown 2015, edition of 50

zoned hazy ambient drone, subtle melodic tones in a thick fog of shimmering smooth-edge noise and warm distortion, kinda reminds me of JON PORRAS' UNDERCURRENT and HIGUMA's PACIFIC FOG DREAMS, kinda has that desert-meets-the-sea vibe, filtered through absolute contentment like TIM HECKER meets STARS OF THE LID - this is JAE's third tape this year i think, following TURNINGS on INNER ISLANDS and CULTURE COMPLICIT on HEL AUDIO, both are great and still available i believe, but HELD AND HOLDING is out in front, competing with last year's GUTTED to be my favorite tape from him