Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Polish sound artist Anna Suda is An On Bast and though she’s been diligently making soothing, evocative sounds for a dozen years or so, I admit, this is my intro to her catalogue (I have some serious catching up to do). And I have to say this may be the first time I’ve ever really “heard” a content cat (Pusia) integrated into a record of such depth, purring its way into a complex and fragile mix. The title track is so intensely isolationist I was rendered to its icy control. Suda uses a very fine balance of drone, microsound and wave control to synthesize layers that wrap ’round your ears and then your mind like a flower at night, its petals folding away until sunrise. This is a stylish collection of eleven tracks, each and every one walking the fine line between the membrane of unconsciousness and cosmic reconnaissance. The hyper amplification of tiny objects rolling and dropping, paired with the residual static and wavy backdrop make this an essential title for any assemblage of atmospheric music on this (or any) planet.
Polish sound artist Anna Suda is An On Bast and though she’s been diligently making soothing, evocative sounds for a dozen years or so, I admit, this is my intro to her catalogue (I have some serious catching up to do). And I have to say this may be the first time I’ve ever really “heard” a content cat (Pusia) integrated into a record of such depth, purring its way into a complex and fragile mix. The title track is so intensely isolationist I was rendered to its icy control. Suda uses a very fine balance of drone, microsound and wave control to synthesize layers that wrap ’round your ears and then your mind like a flower at night, its petals folding away until sunrise. This is a stylish collection of eleven tracks, each and every one walking the fine line between the membrane of unconsciousness and cosmic reconnaissance. The hyper amplification of tiny objects rolling and dropping, paired with the residual static and wavy backdrop make this an essential title for any assemblage of atmospheric music on this (or any) planet.
