And with the release of 3rd Ear
Incantations by Prana Crafter, \\NULL|Z0NE// becomes the North American hub
of Hypnic Jerk Tapes. Well, maybe not really. But it is true that the stalwart
Atlanta label has pillaged two of the acts appearing on the Aussie upstart’s
initial tape run. To be clear, this isn’t a bad thing at all – all it means is
that Michael Potter, \\NULL|Z0NE// honcho, knows winning tunes when he hears
them, and he just wants to release some winning
tunes. And with these winning tunes, in the end, everybody is a winner.
Prana Crafter is William Sol out of the great state of Washington in
the Pacific Northwest. Using guitar and synthesizers, he crafts a far-out
ambient adventure to the stars and beyond. It’s all awe and overwhelming size
on side A, and the mysteries of the universe flit by in slow-mo, sometimes
penetrating you and granting you the knowledge you desire. On side B, Sol
bursts through a vortex and into one-man shred territory, a Floydian dystopian
narrative that resolves in acoustic strums and more cosmic synth. With
knowledge comes power, with power comes shredding, with shredding comes
destruction, so rebuilding is a must. Trip back over to side A to return to
that mindset. The shredding will come again, don’t worry. Circle of life.
See? We all win enlightenment.
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