Mitte November bringt Jon Porras, einer der beiden Gitarristen von Barn Owl, ein neues Soloalbum heraus. Der Musiker vertieft sich auf “Achlys” erneut in Soundebenen jenseits songhafter Strukturen. Mikrotonale Gitarrenparts, unterschwellige Bässe, modulare Synthies und ein vielfach bearbeitetes Grundrauschen sammeln sich zu vielgestaltigen Soundscapes. 

Die Kompositionen entstehen aus fragmentarischen Ansätzen, Schichten werden oft unabhängig voneinander aufgenommen und miteinander verknüpft. “The album navigates a sequence of fractured sonic vignettes”, heißt es beim Label: “crumbling environments, monumental silence, and landscapes both real and internal. Structure becomes permeable. Each piece gestures toward both presence and disappearance. Central to the record is a tension between form and formlessness. Fingerpicked guitar compositions were written, recorded, and then pushed through modular processing chains, where their original structure became blurred or buried. Often, multiple pieces were written in isolation and layered without synchronization, allowing intentional dissonance to guide the resulting textures. The approach favors drift and friction, with melodies ghosting through blurred intervals, creating tension between memory and distortion”. Der Release erscheint am 14. November.