Cargo Records

Untitled #104

Generally speaking Francisco López falls into the school of sound being referred to as silent or quiet music. In fact up until this point López could go head to head with the likes of Bernhard Gunter for the crown of silence. Both artists participate in a genre that requires plenty of attention, ear phones and absolute silence in order to make sense of the nearly inaudible soundscapes.

To the untrained ear many of their recordings wouldn’t even register. We can assure you that this is not the case with Untitled # 104. This release has more resemblance to our releases by Masonna and Merzbow, not in terms of sound, but power. Untitled # 104 was premiered in Barcelona this past summer at the hip Sonar event to a completely stunned audience. Onlookers that were expecting to have to strain themselves to hear López’s ultra silent environmental collages were shocked by what turned out to be the most intense performance of the festival.