Growing: Lateral

Label: The Social Registry

On their debut release for the Brooklyn-based Social Registry label, local drone/electronic warriors Growing transform lush tones and mini-melodies into tremoloed echos of fractured sound. The musical gravity of the four compositions on this EP stick around only long enough to leave a muddy footprint before floating away to give curious space for the next movement to arrive, somewhat similar to the work of Pan Sonic and Alva Noto. The introspective and heady nature of Lateral asks more questions than it provides answers, but it is up to us to dig for the truth in this music. A provocative and surprising artistic statement worth exploring! (Adam)