Comment: a Belarusian,
Vladislav Buben, is a person whose main goal has been - at least it
seems so - to promote (underground) music to the backbone. He has
been a prolific artist of having released more than 100 issues so
far, also has run a radio show with intent to shed light upon
avant-garde and experimental music. His tenures have been under a
bunch of imprints, involving a cult Moscow-based experimental music
imprint, Clinical Archives among others. Glimmer was issued
approximately 10 years ago and for me, the characteristic of this
4-track issue represents one of the facets of the record label
(especially with regard to experimental/electronic/non-rock music).
It is a decent outing because those slightly oppressive sonic details
are set up in the way to provide air and space between them. Buben
likes to play different distances by sampling the chugging of a train
at the distance, by sampling and then producing barely distorted
conversations of politicians (Mr. Lukashenka?, Mr. Putin?). He
employs intriguing drumming and greyish shades and monochromatic
delays going on and on. It could be very interesting to convert all
these sonic effects and relations between the sounds into a visual
kaleidoscope. If I had it this would be a favourite plaything of
mine. Great success by any means.
