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Direct Magic

by Dave Swensen

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    "San Antonio-based audio-visual artist Dave Swensen works in ellipses and counter-intuitive movements that seem to exist outside of our collective expectations. Revolving around repetitive motions and simple but emotionally responsive drones, his songs take on a life beyond their modest synthetic origins. On his most recent release Direct Magic, he takes small but meticulous details and expands them in a series of world-building rhythmic experiments. Whether he begins with a simple pinging synth or something more expansive, his work is immersive and quickly binds your head in a fog of electronic nuance and spiraling melodies.

    Repetition is at the heart of Direct Magic, but it’s not the sort that only leaves a vague memory of sustained noise or barely thought out rhythms. Swensen uses the idea of repetition to conjure images through the repeated cycling of various minimalist tones and patterns. He works within a complete electronic and emotional spectrum, where subtle variations in sound can ignite massive revelations. Despite their unexpected appearances, the songs on Direct Magic evolve and gradually form a cogent narrative, but what that narrative resolves into is completely up to the individual experiencing the music. It becomes completely subjective, as all great art tends to be"

    -- Phinery.Net

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  • Full Digital Discography

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Mozzafiato, Pattern Keys, Garden Mirror, La Montagne Lathe, Blue Fountain / The Turning Man, Direct Magic, and Locked In. , and , .

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1.
Enter 01:56
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2.
The Gloom 00:55
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3.
Hidden 00:36
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4.
The Nightingale 02:06
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5.
Forward Gaze 00:38
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6.
Narrow 01:02
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7.
Relay Pool 00:36
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8.
Direct magic 01:26
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9.
Sea Foam 00:39
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10.
Love Theme 01:44
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11.
Floating Globes 00:52
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12.
Middle 01:07
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13.
Secret Entrance 00:35
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14.
Substructure 01:08
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15.
Incline 01:00
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16.
Mirror Demon 00:29
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17.
Asleep In The Garden 00:34
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18.
Blue Cave / Green Light 02:10
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19.
Conscious Decisions 03:14
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20.
Culmination 00:57
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"San Antonio-based audio-visual artist Dave Swensen works in ellipses and counter-intuitive movements that seem to exist outside of our collective expectations. Revolving around repetitive motions and simple but emotionally responsive drones, his songs take on a life beyond their modest synthetic origins. On his most recent release Direct Magic, he takes small but meticulous details and expands them in a series of world-building rhythmic experiments. Whether he begins with a simple pinging synth or something more expansive, his work is immersive and quickly binds your head in a fog of electronic nuance and spiraling melodies.

Repetition is at the heart of Direct Magic, but it’s not the sort that only leaves a vague memory of sustained noise or barely thought out rhythms. Swensen uses the idea of repetition to conjure images through the repeated cycling of various minimalist tones and patterns. He works within a complete electronic and emotional spectrum, where subtle variations in sound can ignite massive revelations. Despite their unexpected appearances, the songs on Direct Magic evolve and gradually form a cogent narrative, but what that narrative resolves into is completely up to the individual experiencing the music. It becomes completely subjective, as all great art tends to be."

- Joshua Pickard ( Nooga.com )

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released July 10, 2015

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Manipulate the boundary of perception and release it from its most primitive parameters...

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