Following a listening and inspirational glowing review of one of the most recent releases of Ashtray Navigations, I had to rediscover the abundant music catalog of Phil Todd, the man behind these explorations of the ashtray.
"Four Raga Moods" had escaped my radar and reading the descriptions of this album, I'm convinced it was all for me, especially since the title predestined me. One may doubt the type of waves which navigates Todd, a misty sea, the smell of sulfur, in which there are volcanic vents threatening to explode at any moment. But it is also a sea chemical, like the fountains found in the bric-a-brac Chinese, those in contact with air will produce a sort of smoke gas, gas innocuous but they say nobody would take the chance to breathe. For cons, the smoke of Ashtray Navigations are not innocuous.
On this record, Phil Todd uses some guests: Ben Reynolds, Pete Nolan (GHQ), Chris Hladowski, Alex Neilson (Trembling Bells Directing Hand ...), Andy Jarvis, Matt Cairns and Melanie Delaney. Phil Todd is enrolled in the experimental scene in Glasgow and is probably one of the artists from the scene of the most ignored but overall the most interesting. The four component parts of this "Four Raga Moods" are highly intoxicating and lead us into a surreal world. Careful listening, are doomed to complete lead us in another place and that capacity is reflected in the different outputs of Phil Todd, which, in my opinion, great music.
Despite the presence of distinguished guests, it is the solo piece by Todd "Hey Sunflower Motherfucker, "which comes off the lot. A carpet of noise, drone, covered with a vaguely oriental guitar, followed by an apex of drums and distorted sounds makes this piece the piece of resistance of this disc. Also note "The Pete Nolan Effect", which lasts over 30 minutes and is a sublime piece of transcendental noise, casios cheap guitars, moog, and a plethora of instruments that contribute to a sublime sonic magma. It's a simple formula, taken a bit throughout the disc, but very effective. It has the right balance between noise, and psychedelic melodies, lo-fi aesthetics lean toward making more noise. A contemplative music, résolument modern.
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