The second of Pablo Reche‘s Siridisc entries is the yang to estructura ultravioleta‘s yin. On this release, Reche is joined by fellow Argentinean sound artist Juan José Calarco, who last made a small splash with the evocative Aguatierra on the Unfathomless label. Reche’s new extended piece is immediately busier and louder than its predecessor, with traffic sounds mixed up front and watery runoff noises brought swiftly to the fore. Hollow, pipelike echoes and clear drips imply that the drainage is being traced along its path. A jarring turn in the journey – and in the composition – arrives after a descent into a sonic vacuum, when at 8:42 the listener is assaulted by waterfall tones and drones. The lack of warning provokes a fear response, which is too bad, because the sounds themselves are pleasing. To soften this one edge would have done the track a great service. The sounds fade out, but they should have faded in as well. For Reche, one disc is too subtle, and the other too sudden, but we expect the next to be just right. (Richard Allen)
a closer listen 