Land is the second full release by Masayuki Imanishi. It is broken into seven tracks Land I to Land VII. This starts off as the more overlaid scattered variety of noise building to a climax immediately; it uses a powerful variety of frequencies and breaks amongst its sounds. At first, Land is not a smooth release; it retains your attention with constant cuts, shifts and additions to its sound.

However Land eventually slows into quieter passages of noise throughout, allowing silence to punctuate tracks well. By Land III we are shown good examples of a quieter approach. Imanishi allows sharp frequencies to work better within clear spaces and lower frequencies. By IV, Land presents solo uses of individual sounds. This allows each noise a better clarification rather than things quickly becoming too muddied.

Along with Flutwacht, Imanishi’s disc is the second Deserted Factory release that I have reviewed this month. If all their releases are up to the high standards presented here, I would recommend them as a label to watch out for.

Overall, Land is a good example of an innovative and considered use of noise.

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