Miles Tilmann / LARVAE - sub:702
I'm not quite sure why Miles Tilmann isn't getting more work. His discography is too short a read, filled with several tracks on compilations and a few more EPs and vinyl records. And yet, his work just sings. The latest piece is the A-side of a heavy ring of vinyl from sub:marine Records. "Double" is a achingly expansive movement of beat-dappled ambience which is like a too-brief sun break in the winter gloom. The clouds part, light falls down in a cascade of moving color, and the grey sloughs away. Comprising of two parts, the second act of "Double" shivers and glistens across a bed of light beats. It is, tragically, over much too soon.
The B-side of sub:702 is a track called "Seclusion Dub" by Atlanta-based LARVAE. Composed specifically to pace the tempo of "Double," "Seclusion Dub" is the inverted shadow of the A-side's scattered light show. You can hear the sinister elements of the low-end rumble which made LARVAE a perfect contributor to 2001's tribute to dark hop, Low End Recon. Dub and noise are rubbed together, gently at first and then more firmly as the track processes.
7-inch vinyl is a tricky beast: it is both succinct and tantalizing. The size of the record allows an artist to present a concise idea -- get in, seduce you, leave you breathless on the couch. But, at the same time, it can also be a tease, a breath of honeyed air which leaves you hungering for more. The 7-inch is also a challenge; the artist throws a slice of music out and waits for a response. I can tell you what is going to happen with sub:702. We're going to storm the stage; we want more.
Miles Tilman
LARVAE
sub:marine Records [2003]
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