With “Upstate,” Eric Angelo Bessel eases us in with a slightly distant shimmer of sound that is somehow both elusive and intimate. From this shimmer we can glean impressions of images and feelings of wondering like floating in space above Earth looking down upon the planet revealed by moonlight. The controlled and sculpted feedback Bessel uses to great effect like the musical equivalent of distorted video feed and there is something hypnotic and soothing to the song even as its tones sound like they would normally be clipping and overloading he signal. Fans of Flying Saucer Attack and Windy and Carl will definitely key into Bessel’s aesthetic. The track is the second of two from the recent release Mirror at Night B-Sides available now as a 7” vinyl and/or download and for streaming. Listen to “Upstate” on YouTube and follow Bessel at the links provided.
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