Michael Vallera
Distance
An Opal Tapes debut from Michael Vallera of the group Cleared, Distance makes a clear case for just how easily industrial and dark ambience swings between beauty and fear, and with more than a wink of gothic that brings to mind a host of classic cvlt missives by Lycia, Vidna Obmana or Maeror Tri, the sonorous gifts of an amazing 80s Italian underground tape scene. As with the best of those, these works mark the transition between dream and nightmare. Something chilling, perhaps borne of the subconscious's twisted ability to fucck you up, but remaining just out of reach. Subtle perfumes linger in the air and a kind of romantic melancholy spreads, but the overwhelming sensation is of a patient and growing dread.
Tracklist
1. Dream Lense,
2. Animal,
3. Either Infinity,
4. Grace of Climate,
5. Distance