Using more conventional ‘rock’ instrumentation than the majority of albums of its ilk, ‘Pareidolia’ sees Tetras explore avant-drone soundscapes. ‘Pareidolia’ is effectively a single piece, split into four – each running to 18-20 minutes and occupying one side of vinyl. The grating organ drones endlessly, and there’s a vaguely psychedelic edge to it, albeit a dark, fucked-up comedown sort of psychedelia. Where ‘Pareidolia’ really differs from its peers is in the are some swerving basslines and jazz-influenced percussion that lies beneath it.
Large expanses of ‘Pareidolia ii’ are occupied by rumbles and hiss, not dissimilar from amp hum and static interference, with strains of low feedback building and buzzing.
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‘Pareidolia iii’ features a scratchy, plucked bassline and builds tension, and that tension becomes almost unbearable on ‘Pareidolia iv’, a whorl of feedback against grating strings but as on the other tracks, there’s no release. Delayed gratification is one thing, but no gratification rather another, and the lack of resolution does become increasingly frustrating as the album progresses.
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