Early 2024 – the first new recordings made since the 25-year-spanning 2CD compilation; the start of the fiffdimension 2nd quarter-century.
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By Dave Edwards– early 2024, summertime in NZ –
Solo suite for electric guitar, bass and electric drums – one single take of each, using overdubs to create a virtual trio.
Tracks 1-3 and 12 recorded early January 2024 – the rest recorded 6th February 2024, in Featherston, Aotearoa / New Zealand
The title ‘Quietism‘ refers not so much to the sound, but to the absence of vocals – or any reference to current news or politics. Part of the fiffdimension aesthetic is a certain wilful irrelevance, and ignoring of trends.
The last track ‘Hypnopompia‘ (waking up) experiments with a possible new ambient style.
The cover art is an abstract scribble drawing – attempting to bypass conscious self-doubt and create ‘something… anything’. A theme also explored in works such as Assembling Disconsonant (2023).
Tracklist
| 1. | Edges on the Edge of Town 02:31 |
| 2. | Cat Scratches 02:08 |
| 3. | Inverno (sombras de) 01:44 |
| 4. | Landing Gear (for Romeo & Aileron) 02:48 |
| 5. | Pigeon-toed Dance 01:41 |
| 6. | After All That 01:25 |
| 7. | Anticipating (bonus) 00:46 |
| 8. | Tritone Alley (bonus) 01:29 |
| 9. | Mosquito Coil (bonus) 02:08 |
| 10. | Counterfactual 01:53 |
| 11. | a possible ending 03:37 |
| 12. | after the ending (guitar solo) 00:58 |
| 13. | Hypnopompia 04:33 |
Further listening
Electric (yang) / Acoustic (yin) 2CD 1998-2023
25th anniversary compilation, that summarises the earlier works up to this point.
Assembling Disconsonant (2023)
Another recent multitracked semi-aleatory solo composition, this one with words.
Spastic Rhythms ’22 (2022)
The previous solo instrumental collection. A slightly more eclectic collection of ideas.
Negentropic Diatribes (w/ James Robinson, 2022)
Solo guitar and bass soundscapes, composed as soundtracks to spoken word by James Robinson.
Glimpses of Utopia (2020)
The first of the ‘late period‘ solo instrumental albums., recorded just before and during the pandemic lockdowns.
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