Scott Soulter--Canonic LP

Technically its Scott Solter, but the music is Pattern Is Movement’s. Well, alright, let’s back up. Pattern is Movement (PIM) are an oddity, playing complex experimental tunes that lace stable hip-hop beats. PIM recorded their latest album, Stowaway, in 2005 with a man named Scott Solter. Solter must have either really loved or really hated with PIM did in that recording, because no sooner had they finished than Solter had run off with the album to rework into his own. Literally taking the razor (all of Solter’s work was done with analog equipment) to PIM’s work, Solter created a work of his own…sort of. As his liner notes read, "Stowaway was dismantled. Canonic was born." Solter takes PIM’s twisted work and twists it more, creating haunting tunes that echo back and forth with PIM’s vocals, intertwined around scratched instrumentals. "Blanched and Threshed" is a frightfully delightful mix of an indie piano and looming hip-hop beats. The delicate sounds of the piano and vocals nimbly runs its way around the massive looming sonic footprint of the crashing bass beats. Solter’s editing techniques edge in on creepy in "In Glasstone," as PIM’s vocals are pulled and contorted in an inhuman manner. The spacey, far-away effects glazed over the lyrics adds to the forlorn qualities, "Come back to me" cries the vocals as Solter artificially moves them farther and farther away. Scott Solter’s work is impressive and interesting, and stands on its own despite the music actually being PIM’s. For Pattern Is Movement fans and non-fans alike, Canonic is a haunting good time.