Altered Zones

[Photo by Kasper Vogelzang]

There’s a strange sensation that I like to call “The Beautiful Foreboding.” Those of us who reside in California know it well. It's a common feeling you'd get right before an earthquake. Imagine enjoying a cup of tea on your sunny porch, but some part of you knows that the ground may start to shake and disrupt your peace. The track “Pac Al I” by Utrecht folk duo Bebe Fang is a sonic encapsulation of that feeling. The meandering chimes, coupled with the echoed, muffled vocal loop create an air of uncertainty that ranges from peaceful to hypnotic to unsettling at the drop of a hat. While many of the subsequent tracks on their self titled EP feature earthy, soulful vocals, "Pac Al I" starts off the album on an ominous note. It could be described as spiritual music for those uneasy souls who know they can get to paradise, but know that it might evaporate at any moment. --Samantha Cornwell, Visitation Rites

MP3: Bebe Fang: "Pac Al I"