Byron Westbrook I Distortion Hue LP
Byron Westbrook
Distortion Hue
Hands In The Dark
LP
Specs
Hands in the Dark presents Distortion Hue, American composer Byron Westbrook’s follow-up LP to 2017’s Body Consonance, his previous LP for the label.
Where its predecessor focused on gesture and movement, this new record is grounded in catharsis and gut emotion. Its ten tracks of tape-manipulated electronics present a more raw side of Westbrook’s work, with grainy and damaged textures, walls of feedback and non-metered pulses. The album shows a wide range of expressiveness, capturing at times the deep anxiety of the present moment while also presenting flashes of hope amidst chaos.
With a nod to rock minimalism as well as to his mentor Phill Niblock’s sonic material approach, Distortion Hue is heavy in weight; a complex and layered deep listening experience.credits
released February 5, 2021
Composed & performed by Byron Westbrook
Mastered by Stephan Mathieu
Vinyl cut by Andreas [Lupo] Lubich
Album art by Morgan Cuinet
Cat.#: HITD 055
Limited edition of 300 copies on black vinyl