Cargo Records

Object 5

With the electronics often reduced to an almost inaudible squeal, and Field's percussion used more as ambient sound than any sort of rhythmic base.

Field's cymbal scraping and the shallow washes of his more resonant work on the platters makes way for a rapid pattering upon seemingly every surface at his command but the drum heads themselves. Fennelly's high-frequency electronics are often a thin whine, though his best work is with the more abrasive material; his command of the arcing static of connections made and broken often sears the music with a miniature, though sometimes intense, sense of aural shock. The more ambient side of Object 5 , however, is the most prevalent, with music that hinges on inaudible undulations to create a false sense of continuity within the sound. Light, rapid cymbal taps or the ebb of a sine wave in and out of the upper registers of human audibility create a haze, almost like a mirage; definitely existent, but not so opaque as to keep listeners from second-guessing their own ears. The high-pitched electronics can fill a room with a palpable tension, and have a surprisingly physical presence within the listening space. It's impressive that music that forces the listener to struggle just to hear it can sometimes be just as hard to ignore." - Dusted Magazine

The music of Le Doigt De Galilee is gradual and layered. Nicholas Field builds insistently rumbling drum clouds, sustains nervy rattling strokes or scrapes metallic percussion. Jaime Fennelly adds further density with bass drum and enlivens the continuum with unassuming electronic murmurs, feedback gush and occasional penetrating shrillness.

Instrumentation and temperaments preclude smoothness, but contours and dynamics nonetheless meet and fuse in a kind of prolonged musical massage. A sexually aroused robotic figure is the pair's chosen depicted object. - Julian Cowley, The Wire 248

Track Listing

1 Daft Apeth Accord 6:05
2 My Sun Reverse Your Mailman 27:45
3 Of Only George Hadn't Studied So Much 2:19
4 Apex Stone Aphasia 13:25
5 Considering Resignation from Oblivion 12:08