Keszler, Eli – “Tilt” – [REL Records]

Providence, Rhode Island-based Eli Keszler creates some challenging sounds on this live recording of acoustic percussion. Tilt, originally released as a CD-R, this lovingly crafted re-issue is limited to 300 numbered copies and features artwork by Eli Keszler. The sounds on here were creating using crotales, metal, snares, and double bowed cymbal sticks. My favorite piece is the first, which beautifully incorporates clanking, glass-like noises, bells, and what sounds like small metal objects getting dropped and shook. Other pieces buzz and shriek, with the sounds of bowed metal and shrill high frequencies. It can get a bit ominous, so you might not want to listen to this alone.