David Lee Myers

David Lee Myers: Arcane Device - Engines Of Myth

by Nic Jones
December 8, 2003

Once you get beyond any preoccupation with methodology, this music has passing resemblances to the work of both Morton Subotnick and Richard Teitelbaum. Indeed, what's particularly pertinent is the latter's duo music with Anthony Braxton, where Braxton's singularly human presence makes for more organic music than what's to be found here. In fact, this particular collection consists of nothing but feedback: the out plug becomes the in plug, and vice versa.

That said, “Pink Porous Rock" has a playful quality ...