Review by Hellmut Neidhardt “Die Musik von signalsundertests als reinen Ambient bezeichnen zu wollen greift, wie die bisherigen Veröffentlichungen eindrucksvoll belegen, zu kurz; zu vielschichtig ist das, was hier um […]
“The album is essentially a series of live improvisations, including processed guitar sounds, as well as sounds produced with software and hardware designed by Graham. Graham describes himself as an electronic guitarist, which may not really mean …
Translated from Spanish “Ricky Graham offers creations that stand above all for its exquisite attention to detail. The debut album, “Nascent,” develops music based on guitar that stands out from others. The album consists of solo performances that…
Translated from Dutch “Growing international label Fluttery, where one after another hit on experimental post-rock and neo-classical fields appears, comes up with the new CD of signalundertest’s nascent. This is the alias of Richard “Ricky” Graham…
“signalsundertests shifts constantly. One moment you could be in perfectly mellow ambient territory. The next moment a sudden wave of distortion could pummel you. ‘Nascent’ is a lot of fun that way. As soon as you think you’ve figured it out, ther…
“I know Fluttery records seems to be very post rock and ambient music all the time but this one seems a bit different to me . Its much more experimental ambient industrial/soundscape in the way the over all sounds are created reminds me more of th…
Another kind review of ‘Nascent.’ “Ambient music is a challenging genre and it’s a broad one, too. It is harder to make a mess of an ambient production than making a successfully soft piece with a bit of reverb, decay and a smooth release on a syn…
mescaline-injection.de – May, 2012 – Translated from German “Academic Electronica” “Electronic music of academics – No, this should not be understood ironically as it is not so rare. One might consider Englishman, Peter Green, for example, and his…
(Translation from German) “Splendid Minimalism” “Ambient solo guitar. One could describe this genre as long, atmospheric pieces or soundscapes, performed live by a single guitar and a large catalog of audio effects devices, especially Loop Station…
“The most immediately satisfying element of Nascent – which appears to be the first widely available full-length from signalsundertests – is that it can operate comfortably as one start-to-finish listening experience. Such focus feels like the aft…
