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		On Eres + 16, Pierre-Andre Arcand constructs sinister polyphonies of sound. Layer upon layer of dark audio material combine to produce dense climaxes in an aural collage. And mind you, this isn't your typical high-production-value electro-acoustic music; indeed, thick distortion and fuzzy samples result kind of rebel e-a sound (electro-punk maybe?). The highlight of the CD is the first track, which samples a recorded diatribe (in French) asserting that the modern world has relegated humans to the status of machines in a machine and that language is nothing but meaningless text spitting out of insignificant contraptions. The struggle of humanity versus technology is brilliantly demonstrated by taking this anti-mechanical propaganda, spit out by what sounds like some kind of evangelizing humanist, and cutting it up -- decontextualizing it beyond comprehension. It is as if even in his most ardent attack against modern society, Man has lost the ability to communicate anything at all. For electro-acoustic music that isn't snobby and that can pack a punch, check out Eres +16.
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Pierre-Andre Arcand Eres + 16 OHM/Obscure CD
		Review by Noah Wane

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