Vincent Grimaldi here with débris d’éclats (Kirigirisu Recordings kgr051), made in Lausanne during 2004 with field recordings, a revox tape machine, and Serge modular synth. The Grimster is a new name to me and he’s only released one other tape we can find on Discogs, but already one senses an enthused fellow eager to grapple with his machines and engage with the push and pull of feedback and tape glitches, and any other happy accidents that drop out of analogue media. His collaging effects are also of interest, as he discovers for himself the joys of layering sounds, generating echo, and adding splices to create rough timbral shifts.
The finished results are raw and unfinished, and in places quite hesitant, but these personal touches add much to the charm of this fine release. In places, he comes close to transforming the landscape of Lausanne into something quite magical and odd, if that’s indeed his intention. Grimaldi professes an interest in “(psycho)acoustic phenomena”, which may overlap with other creators who delve into the murky terrain of “hauntology” and hope to capture spirits, ghosts, and foreign bodies on magnetic tape. (31/10/2024)