Search - Richard Bone :: XesseX-the palindrome project

The tracks on XesseX are the result of a lifelong fascination with directional sound. Not the direction from which it emanates but rather the direction in which it flows. The depth and density within a reversed sound is totally different than when it is played forward. A gong, for instance, will build to a climax in reverse. Forward, it states it's case immediately and then slowly fades to black. With magnetic tape it was simply a matter of taking a reel and playing it 'tails' first. Over the years I've had quite a bit of experience with this procedure and I think I became fairly adept at it. But when I switched my studio from analog to digital it was another matter. I must admit it took me a long time to figure out how to do it. So, for the past couple of years I played with the concept in between other projects. The resulting music was never really intended for release. I made it just to amuse myself. However, the gentle encouragement of Marleen Kingsley, webmistress extraordinaire, led me to assemble these works and issue them in this limited edition. Portions of each track were recorded forward as well as backward so that the same piece of music would have two unique versions. On this CD tracks 1-4 are the forward mixes while tracks 5-8 are their mirrored or reverse mixes. I hope you will enjoy them. Headphones, as always, are highly recommended.