Instruments of Science & Technology is a vehicle for atmospheric California singer/songwriter Richard Swift to explore his electronic side. Utilizing snapshots from the sonic landscapes of genre pioneer. ead Full Biography.

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His experiments excel during more low-key songs, like Nuux, a soothing series of blips and bleeps, with a crawling whine trembling overhead, like the sound of a glass harmonic being played in an ice cave. Some consideration is due for the aim of this project. Swift, who is better known for Tin Pan Alley-flavored indie-rock, recorded this as part of Asthmatic Kitty’s Library Catalog Music Series, which is music designed for use as background. Imagine them soundtracking a sinister film scene, and Swift’s sonic wanderings make a lot more sense. But in general, there’s better atmosphere music out there than this.

Music For Paradise Armor is one album in a lengthy series dubbed Library Catalog Music. Started by Asthmatic Kitty Records, the series is a commission of instrumental albums for possible use in film, television, relaxation, or as background sounds, and Armor fits almost all of these categories. The songs are uniformly glitchy, utilizing both computer beeps and vinyl hiss as the rhythmic base. Swift seems to relish the blank canvas, creating tiny, minimalist environments for exploration.

Instruments Of Science & Technology is the artist name for Californian electronic musician Richard Swift. Swift makes electronica 'off the beaten track', reminiscent still of Brian Eno, Harold Budd, Eluvium, . He released his eponymous debut album in 2005, and was signed to Secretly Canadian for his second in 2007: "Music from the Films of R/Swift".

Instruments of Science & Technology’s Richard Swift (born Ricardo Sigilfredo Olivarez Swift-Ochoa, 1977) is an artist who lives in the Northwest region on the United States of America. He’s made lots of different music. He normally sings, but doesn’t at all on this recording. About Library Catalog Music Series.

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Music for Paradise Armor annihilates the old IS&T formula, removing the rudimentary catchiness inherent in Kraut for a mechanical exposé. Ripping apart the space-time continuum, Swift delves deeper into expansive experimentation, coming close to touching the storied underground of the present in terms of depth and quality. This album won’t endear Swift to any fans of his . antics, but it will confuse those who have yet to grasp his penchant for exploration. With affecting results, Swift chooses once again to follow his instinct and not mass opinion. The half-baked synapses of Music for Paradise Armor also reflect Swift’s attitude toward his mangled finger. Mountain ) as a roughshod melody percolates around these half-hearted strums.

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