Foxes in Fiction & Benoît Pioulard (Foxes In Fiction being the alias of Warren Hildebrand) have known each other for a while on the New York scene (despite Hildebrand being from Toronto and Pioulard from Michigan) and following a Foxes In Fiction gig in Canada the concept of collaborating together began to take shape a couple of years ago. Finally their debut release sees the light of day in the form of a 7" single. The two work well together, and the best part is that they're using this project to bring out their more experimental sides.
'Ground Glass' is stuck in a void between the expansiveness and slow, atmospheric dynamics of post-rock and the fuggy haze of shoegaze. There are samples and distant echoing vocals, but the overriding sound is a calming fuzz; the kind of steady distortion that lets your brain drift away for a while. It's most certainly not single material, which makes it all the more interesting that they've chosen such an ambient piece as their introductory offering. It's a good track, but if this is the radio-friendly single choice then just imagine what the rest of an album (should they make one) would sound like. The word glacial springs to mind.
Foxes In Fiction's website
Benoît Pioulard's website
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