Burning Star Core
Burning Star Core, “Challenger”, Plastic Records, 2008
C. Spencer Yeh aka Burning Star Core comenzó en 1993 y es un prolífico músico que trabaja en sus propios proyectos y edita en Hospital Productions, Blossoming Noise, Drone Disco, No Fun Productions, No-Fi y colabora con distintos artistas como Carlos Giffoni, Comets On Fire, Hototogisu, Yellow Swans, Aaron Dilloway y Chris Corsano, por nombrar algunos. Él es conocido en la escena experimental y de ruidismo.
Quizás “Challenger” es un disco más estructurado, sin improvisaciones y más melódico que sus álbumes anteriores. ‘Challenger’ comienza con un loop de líneas de sintetizador junto a un órgano y grabaciones de campo en el fondo. En “Beaty Hunter” la furiosa guitarra despliega sus alas con un repetitivo y sostenido riff. Un objeto plástico que es arrojado varias veces asemeja a una percusión en “Through The Bars Of A Rhyme”. “Mezzo Forte” posee una vocoder procesada y una ácida guitarra a cargo de Trevor Tremaine, en tanto que “No Memories, No Plans” es una grabación de aplausos que al mezclarse produce una curiosa percusión. “Hopelessly Devoted” es una pieza de drones junto al sonido de Robert Beatty tocando un arpa. La bella melodía y épica “Mysteries Of The Organ” con una orquestación electrónica in crescendo, es simplemente sorprendente, sólo interrumpida por un piano que produce un caos sónico.
Finalmente en “Un Couer En Hiver” se escucha una grabación de un auto a punto de comenzar su marcha que se mezcla con sutiles e inquietantes líneas de sintetizador.
www.myspace.com/plasticrecords y www.myspace.com/cspenceryeh
Guillermo Escudero
Agosto 2008
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C. Spencer Yeh aka Burning Star Core has been active since 1993 and is a prolific musician working in his solo projects and releasing on Hospital Productions, Blossoming Noise, Drone Disco, No Fun Productions, No-Fi, and doing collaborations with a wide range of artists in the likes of Carlos Giffoni, Comets On Fire, Hototogisu, Yellow Swans, Aaron Dilloway, and Chris Corsano to name a few. He’s a well-known artist in the experimental and noise scene.
Perhaps ‘Challenger’ is more structured, with no improvisations and more melodic than previous albums of the Cincinnati, Ohio artist. ‘Challenger’ starts with a synth loop note together with an organ and field recordings in the background. On “Beaty Hunter” the guitar unfolds its furious wings along with a repetitive and sustained riff. A plastic object thrown several times makes a kind of percussion that creates silent spaces on “Through The Bars Of A Rhyme”. “Mezzo Forte” has a processed vocoder and an acid guitar played by guest musician Trevor Tremaine while “No Memories, No Plans” is a recording of hand claps which are processed and mixed in such a way that feels like percussion. “Hopelessly Devoted” is a drone piece along with mouth harp played by Robert Beatty. The epic and beautiful melodies on “Mysteries Of The Organ” with in crescendo electronic orchestration is simply gorgeous and stunning, only interrupted by a piano soundclash.
Finally “Un Couer En Hiver” showcases a car engine recording and subtle but disquieting synth lines. Really great!
www.myspace.com/plasticrecords and www.myspace.com/cspenceryeh
Guillermo Escudero
August 2008
