Burning Star Core / Challenger

Hospital Productions

On this composed work (as opposed to BURNING STAR CORE’s propensity for improv), each piece revolves around a central melodic theme with field recordings, an audio diary bridging the gaps, ranging from pure tonal mood to huge electronic crescendos. Challenger uses space remarkably, with parts coming and going, dropping, building or receding. When the piano crashes in “Mysteries of the Organ” its almost a frustration of paradise, a rejection of perfection or maybe a jolt of inexplicable life, unable to be translated into proper communication. Juxtaposed with the quiet haunting of “Hopelessly Devoted,” which sounds like a love letter written to outer space, it makes for an album that is both dynamic yet consistent as a full statement.

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