Vapor Study by dead lizard grin

Two longform tape loop-based pieces. These works are not concerned with narrative, but with the observation of gradual change within constrained systems.

“Laminar Flow” (30:07) is the result of a live synth performance sent through a labyrinth of long-period feedback loops and effects, with deep bass folding through the textures. My hands guide the initial curving arcs, then step away—to allow the system complete itself. There is intent here, but plenty of time for unpredictability to shape what ultimately surfaces.

“Oblique Incidence” (26:38) is more ghost than instrument. It leans on two interwoven tape loops (from external 'found' sources), each of slightly different duration, so that their alignment and relationship shift over time in almost unnoticed ways. Processed electric piano emerges only at moments when counterpoint suggested to me to contribute. My presence is minimal—this is about revealing the tension in asynchronous drift, where even the barest interference shifts the perception of space.

The album functions as a study in time-dependent interposition patterns: how repetition, phase, and occasional intervention produce evolving sonic surfaces and relationships. The results are not compositions in the traditional sense, but durational environments—frameworks in which the listener’s perception becomes the primary site of variation.

These pieces are close cousins to 2020's "The Ghost And The Clouds" and 2019's "Nude With Violin".

https://deadlizardgrin.bandcamp.com/album/the-ghost-and-the-clouds
https://deadlizardgrin.bandcamp.com/album/nude-with-violin

Tracklist

1.	Laminar Flow	30:08

2.	Oblique Incidence	26:39

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