Jeff Greinke
Cities In Fog
Projekt
Released: 1985/1997
mostly this is a peaceful, reverberating buzzdive.
It's hard to distinguish tracks on this album, and I don't want to, because
it's a much greater experience as a whole. It's minimalistic, but there is nothing
boring here, because so many little things happen. Small noises gain
significance by repetition, and all repetition fades before you grow weary
of it.
Put this on in a dark room and lie back, watch the ceiling
growing darker in the twilight. You are plunged into a dark city, where the
machines are alive and chugging ceaselessly through the night. You might be
in danger; you don't know for sure. Sit in the dark corner and listen to
the noises of the city. Sounds creep up and fade - the machines, the
buildings creaking, the fog seeping heavily into every crack, the harbor
bells in the dim distance. Eventually you realize that you are not in danger at
all. The city is dark, but not vengeful. By now you are part of the
circuitry yourself, and your own heartbeat, your own constant hum has helped
to drive the unseen motor of the city.