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Robinson explains: “It’s the subtle movements within and without, the fine threads of sound, loud or quiet, interior or exterior that become valuable.” Limiting himself to just four mixer channels on each piece; precisely layering guitar and electronics, intently listening and manipulating either the intensity or the duration of each loop to yield unexpected interactions, moments of beauty as well as dissonance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlowers in Spring\u003c\/i\u003e emerges from fizzing distortion, hewing monolithic\nslabs of drone from the rock face while electronics push through fissures.\n“Fuck the Pigs” uses layers of noise as it metaphorically shifts into the\ndepths of winter, arctic winds howling while the guitar scars like frost\nacross a windowpane. 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