nebulous miniature music with synth droplets, metallic drones, glitching manipulations & treated field recordings
with 7 full length albums thus far, this project explores the symbiosis of the changing natural & digital worlds and the fallibility of personal perception & memory
"emerging out of the lengthiest germination period to come from any Clay Monke creation prior, 'The Idyllian' is distinctly more neo-classical than what came before, an opulently realized, wrenchingly gorgeous album and the product of two years of gradual design and patient, considerate composition.
from the striking resonance of piano, to the heart-rending swell of strings, to the captivating abundance of electronic embellishments, 'The Idyllian' is a generous cornucopia of sound sure to hold a splendor intimate to any longtime fan of Phillips' work."
"fluttering chimes, acoustic piano, gently chugging drum machines and lethargic tape manipulations make for a most diverse collage of styles on 'Quix & Quandary'.
a confounding, frustrated sketchbook, a soundtrack to things falling and opening apart and the cautious comfort of regression. lively disruptions upend lush soundscapes for a curious contrast, the ebb and flow to a procession of glitchy ambient sketches."
"a love letter to the natural world and all those special little beings that populate it. total ambient immersion, by augmenting nature recordings against shimmering glitch loops and transfixing walls of drone.
Luke's penchant for idiosyncratic manipulations shines, transmuting the chatter of bugs into stuttering electronics, hybridising the organic and synthetic to make for an aural experience abuzz with beauty."
