Digital/cassette edition via TANDEM TAPES (ID)
tandemtapes.bandcamp.com/album/tt015-makunouchi-bento-somnoroase-p-s-rele
postrockcafe / A CLOSER LISTEN:
«Somnoroase Păsărele smears saccharine synths into tangential lines, each echoing the same theme obliquely. The production is stalactite-dripping, bat-scuttling subterranean throughout. Heat-seeking synths tangle with metallic violin scrapings slowly flanged with synthetic horns, whirling, building to a blur, reverb-soaked to a cavernous roar. Moody keys smolder against a bulging backdrop of cold, black space while atonal strings squeak brightly—swirling, floating freely like heated wax in a lava lamp programmed to interpret the closing of a silent film. Two lovers lie locked at hips and lips in a chapel nave as the sun sets, color quickly fading from the stained glass windows precisely at that moment—that swan-hearted moment—when their rousing vows are shared.»
acloserlisten.com/2017/06/15/the-new-voice-of-tandem-tapes
Adrian Dziewanski / ALCHOHOL SEED:
«Somnoroase Păsărele’s piece picks up seamlessly from the A side’s close, and although he immediately seems unsure of its direction–maneuvering through a bit of a clunky portion for electrified strings–it soon settles down and finds its footing. The tape’s final quarter, specifically, is its finest stretch, as Păsărele dials in a compelling blurred-edge synthesis into one of those grooves that can mess with one’s perception of time. Very nice.»
makunouchibento.org/article/review-by-adrian-dziewanski-at-the-alcohol-seed/