The pressure of sonic mayhem. Where is the threshold or the point the conscious begins to convulse? Is this earthquake in sound stretching across the aural landscape strong enough to cause structures to collapse? Or is this a waking moment for something bigger to come? a dereliction summons these thoughts. Rhythm and harmony have been broken to pieces then splayed out like aircraft parts in a warehouse for crash analysis. Eventually the waste is disposed of for scavengers to methodically collect. Amazingly Dere Moans is not a scavenger, this sonic congruence is built from thought, a bricolage of sound fueled by the disarray all things eventually revert to. With this ability, the creative source of sonic mass is equivalent to having an infinite supply of food and water. a dereliction can exist through time and beyond.
There are separate tracks on a dereliction, but this is hardly noticeable over a complete listen. Deep undertones are a hidden current in the opening track "theft of sky". Just like the sky is disintegrating from an asteroid explosion, tranquility lies a dozen fathoms down underwater. After listening though several times, its seems like Dere Moans use of samples is extremely limited. Sound segments are more created from raw sources like the mind itself, making a dereliction extremely unique and special. "headlamps in nightmares" is a good example of how high and low the dial can be adjusted in one track. A theme song for thoughts to drift into dreams then warp beyond dimensional reason. Clarity then sonic shrapnel, then the sub-conscious falling deeper into " channel.scab". Places where reality has no horizontal or vertical, all things adjusting to the slow turn of Dere Moans perception. The second to last track "emptied infinity" could be the most subdued, but this is only a resting place before the last and longest track "false optimus" initiates. A mind denting off and on blast of sonic pulsations until cracks become crevices and everything caves in for an aural overflow of energy.
a dereliction is an Already Dead Tapes and Records cassette release in an edition of seventy five. Dere Moans has cassette releases on Bad Cake Records, Orb Tapes and back to the beginning Obsolete Staircases. This is the first for Already Dead. Copies are currently available.
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