The SG Sound Comp, released on Complementary Distribution is 5 tracks extended from a sample of sine waves playing the C major scale. I’ve seen a few projects similar to this over the last few years, on various netlabels and the Microsound community, but I’m not going to compare it to these. I’m not even going to talk about the techniques and technical innovation required to construct such radical deviance from the original sample - I’m going to merely consider the music itself.
Cabin, perhaps best described as a lowercase exercise in aesthetics and composition, explores silence and space with textures, lengthy sustained notes and effects. Sol gently builds the track out of a few atomic sounds, creating rhythm, basslines and melodies effortlessly. There’s a long fade in and out, adding to the atmosphere, and a slight despondency throughout.
Edge Plane is a collection of arpeggios, with form bubbling up through echoes as time progresses. It has almost Philip Glass qualities to it. Kamúb Zmpúl allows the track to deteriorate into noise towards the end. Consineousness is a little bit like 8bit chip tunes, where noise64 demonstrates both compositional flair and a sense of humour. Address Bus by Lava-Proof Boots seems an order more satirical than the other tracks, and again has a lo-fi 8bit feeling. The drum programming is particularly good in this track.
The compilation finishes with Worth It by Mystified, a more ambient and relaxed affair than the previous tracks.