Beautifully recorded. Unconventional even by PubRad standards. Might be a tough play on the air as there's so much space. The voice-over is a bit directive for such a transendentalist mood. It's tough to beat mother nature at her best.
Wonderfully textural production with layers of sound evoking pure primal connection to the subject matter. The litany of buckles for the chicklets, the pendelous rhythms - has as hypnotic an effect on the listener as on the patient. We recall laughing at the start of the piece, then apprehension, now a narcotic effect comes over us we too are drifting... in and out of procedures... did we feel a certain sharpness arcing through our jaws? Somehow we're not reassured by the knowledge that our dentist has a background in arts & crafts. The triumphal finish has us re-evaluating our initial apprehension. Great stuff!
Comments by Sean McElroy
Comment for "Fresh Pond Trees"
Sean McElroy
Posted on October 26, 2003 at 02:57 PM | Permalink
Review of Fresh Pond Trees
Beautifully recorded. Unconventional even by PubRad standards. Might be a tough play on the air as there's so much space. The voice-over is a bit directive for such a transendentalist mood. It's tough to beat mother nature at her best.
Comment for "A Trip to the Dentist"
Sean McElroy
Posted on October 26, 2003 at 11:53 AM | Permalink
Review of A Trip to the Dentist [Larry Massett]
Wonderfully textural production with layers of sound evoking pure primal connection to the subject matter. The litany of buckles for the chicklets, the pendelous rhythms - has as hypnotic an effect on the listener as on the patient. We recall laughing at the start of the piece, then apprehension, now a narcotic effect comes over us we too are drifting... in and out of procedures... did we feel a certain sharpness arcing through our jaws? Somehow we're not reassured by the knowledge that our dentist has a background in arts & crafts. The triumphal finish has us re-evaluating our initial apprehension. Great stuff!