Sound and Vision
Press
Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions | (LINE) 2024
"It’s an album as much about absence as presence, where listening is almost an act of participation, of meeting Haptic halfway in their strange, spatial world." -Vito Camarretta, Chain D.L.K.
Ladder of Shadows | (901 Editions) 2022
"The new album subsumes history and characters, reviving the beauty that has been heard over the years." -Dionosio Capuano, Blow Up
Weird Undying Annihilation | (Notice Recordings) 2021
"The performance... provokes an undeniable, visceral thrill." -Sunik Kim, Tone Glow
Ten Years Under the Earth | (Unfathomless) 2017
"A panacea to the din of the outside world, Ten Years Under the Earth exudes patience and wonder." -Richard Allen, a closer listen
Excess of Vision | (Notice Recordings) 2014
“Sheer artistry, plain and simple” – Decoder
“Strong work, a fine addition to the canon” –Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
“Uncompromising work” –We Need No Swords
Abeyance | (Entr’acte) 2013
“A stellar recording, really great, another fantastic recording from one of my favorite ensembles” –Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
“Indescribably beautiful” –William Hutson, The Wire
“Mesmerizing, totally engrossing” –Boomkat
Scilens | (Entr’acte) 2011
“Please excuse the hyperbolic extravagances, but this CD is great… not to be missed” –Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
“Richly associative and allusive work” –Nick Cain, The Wire
“A delicious combination of claustrophobia and agoraphobia… quite remarkable” –Ed Pinsent, The Sound Projector
“Veritable masterpieces” –Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes
“The band that refuses to disappoint… Hear this” –Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
Trebuchet | (Entr'acte) 2009
“Gorgeous… almost symphonic grandeur” –Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
“Mesmeric” –Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes
“Seductive” –Bill Meyer, Signal to Noise
“Impressive” –Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic
The Medium | (FSS) 2009
“Quite stunningly beautiful”—Richard Pinnell, The Watchful Ear
“Something close to perfection” –Alan Jones, Bagatellen
“The most enjoyable new release I’ve heard thus far in 2009” –Brian Olewnick, Just Outside
“A cool, almost untouchable aura” –Brainwashed
Correction | (Entr'acte) 2007
”Awesome music which is both sharp minded and unclassifiable” –Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes
Danjon Scale | (Entr'acte) 2006
“Among the most striking displays of sustained texture in recent memory” –Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader
“Ashes and echoes, a wonderfully chilly sense of desolation” –Brian Olewnick, Just Outside