Silent Land Time Machine – “&hope Still” – [Time-Lag]

Silent Land Time Machine is a solo artist from Austin, Texas, playing a variety of instruments on this debut release from October 2008 put out on Indian Queen Records and Time-Lag Records.

It’s a one-man band, home recording on this CD; with some guest vocals and instruments. It’s mainly instrumental (although some wordless and/or quiet vocals), atmospheric sounds created with strings, guitar, cello, electronics, accordion, samples, etc etc. Some tracks are glistening and optimistic, like the sun breaking through the clouds on a rainy day (track 2), whereas others have more frenetic, buzzy, and experimental touches. Mesmerizing stuff.