- Post-classical
- Art music
- Electronic music
- Experimentalism
- Hauntology
- Sampledelic
- Avant-garde
- Experimental electronica
- Sound collage
- Psychedelic
Comment:
Baltimore, Maryland, US-based resident Dave Keifer aka Cagey House has
produced much music since 2005 under different netlabels of whom many still
exist and some of them do not anymore. During his 11-year tenure it seems to me
he has influenced many artists through his special experiments. For instance,
most notably these threads could be heard on Oneothrix Point Never`s album R Plus Seven (2013, Warp) reminding very strongly of Keifer`s albums like 1902 (Bump Foot, 2009), and B For Breakfast (Bypass, 2010), for
instance. The recent 7-notch issue was outed on under Japanese imprint Elegirl
in 2013. He continues to strengthen his wondrous metaphysical world through
sonic and stylistic permutations where warped yet delicate electronic movements
are imbued with film noir dark tinged shades and ghastly seeds as if taking
place in a remote, isolated place after the doom. It chimes like a miniaturised
eerie motion plot which is expressed sonically. One of the ingredients of the
formula are undoubtedly simmering psychedelic flickers which in turn are a
consequence of improvised sounds. On the other side, many sounds are
orchestrated in a way giving the whole a more dynamic and panoramic flow, of
course, done on its own terms. Sometimes the aforementioned sonic motes are
coated with gentle, exquisite drones which used to flow and hover atop to
mesmerise the listener. It could be said Keifer takes on recognized elements of
music yet changing it in his own way which eventually result in something very
idiosyncratic and original. It could be assumed he takes on piano and classical
music which ultimately comes out not being an ordinary example of the styles.
It is something far more stylistically, it is somewhat more emotionally to
provide much pleasure to the listener. Afford it for yourselves.
