ENSEMBLE 1 - DELAY WORKS
Ensemble 1 is an avant rock duo from Brighton, UK, specializing in the exploration of digital delay-based phrasal repetition and heavy, cyclical rhythms. Guitarist Joe Potts and drummer/bassist/composer Tom Way operate on the border line between math rock and prog metal, navigating a Venn zone of intersection teeming with the fractal curlicues of minimalism and durational elements of modern composition. Psychedelic swirls in the mixture tap into a venerable echo guitar heritage, occasionally suggesting an unlikely aesthetic union of Achim Reichel & Machines and Meshuggah. It’s an intoxicating mix that’s hypnotic from beginning to end of the three, lengthy tracks - ranging from nearly 10 minutes to over 23 – that comprise Delay Works , the duo’s latest release on Halfmeltedbrain Records. Opener ‘Distorted Fades’ is an invigorating statement of intent, an avant-metal power drive enriched with the rotational propulsion of 6/8 time. Overlapping layers of extended tec...