SD18
Metatronics - Throne of Fog cdr
Released 2008
50 copies

Sound by Nick Hoffman and Hank Hofler
Recorded November 27, 2007 at Kemp Recital Hall in Normal, IL.


Track List

1.    Metatronics 1
2.    Metatronics 2
3.    Throne of Fog


Vital Weekly Review:

METATRONICS - METATRONICS: THRONE OF FOG (CDR by Scissor Death)
Nick Hoffman is the man behind Katchmare, Back Magic, Bumbrella Donkey and also responsible for the Scissor Death label. Together with Hank Hofler (also known as Oh Astro and Illegal Art) he is the duo called Metatronics. They are a laptop electronics duo and started out in 2005, and although 'performances began to decline after they were ejected from a local coffee shop', this is a live recording from November last year. Three pieces, one solo by Hoffman, one solo by Hofler and one, curious enough the shortest, a duo piece. Listening to the two solo pieces I can see why they play together. They share an interest in highly abstract electronics, with as a difference that Hoffman is the man for continuos sounds whereas Hofler has more broken up, collated sounds. His piece is perhaps a bit more structured, but Hoffman tends to go from loud to silent and plays the dynamic card more. Hofler takes the lead with the microtonal sounds in the duo piece, showing more fascination for Asmus Tietchens, but the sustaining sounds from Hoffman gradually take over.