It’s Nothing, But Still

Clear vinyl housed in deluxe gatefold sleeve with obi
Steve Fors offers deeply physical music on his Hallow Ground debut »it’s nothing, but still.« Having already established himself as a composer of visceral drone and noise pieces in various Chicago- and New York-based underground projects, Fors’s first release under his given name is even more dense and evocative than his earlier work. A concept album on the subject of breath, the Siavash Amini-produced record sees the now Swiss-based composer blend field recordings with electronic and acoustic sounds—most notably towering cello drones—to almost overwhelming effect