A totally deconstructed tribute to New Age. The electronic duo that makes up Montreal’s Orchestroll (Jesse Osborne-Lanthier and Asaël Richard-Robitaille) claim that Corrosiv ‘deploys New Age and ambient compositional tropes as a launchpad, exposing their trite sanctity to the realities of corrosion’. Yes indeed, there is corrosion of the codes and principles of a music that had its moment of glory in the 80s and 90s (in its “quaint” and commercial version), but also before that (the 70s) in its sophisticated origins (Brian Eno, etc.). Orchestroll maintains the ambiguity of the subject, between salvation and rejection, with titles like Rust Halo, Nerveghost, Here used to be a Star, Lesio, whose symbolism is very well reflected in the music.
Great waves of shimmering sound, streaked with dark and luminous traces, blossom in a maelstrom of perpetual movement. Occasionally, beaded droplets emanate from the chaos to create sparkles. Strange, perhaps disturbing, but also contemplative and soothing. We bathe in it, we levitate in it, we are submerged in it, bewildered by it through 75 minutes of generous creativity.
A world is evoked, the better to tear it apart with a cynical yet respectful chew. Astonishing and fascinating.
Eno meets Stranger Things.
