groove 14 by Automatisme

The second release in the ambient groove series was created by Canadian sound artist William Jourdain, known as Automatisme. His music has fed the catalogues of such established labels as Constellation and Mille Plateaux. William's works have also appeared in the outlines catalogue, and are featured on both parts of the grids compilation.

groove 14 consists of two tracks, each lasting over 15 minutes. groove 14.1 is a multi-layered, shredded rhythmic structure. Extremely short fragments of sound spreading in different directions give it the shape of a sound sculpture resembling a three-dimensional disco ball. Automatisme's music does not shy away from algorithmic radicalism, which creates an intense snapshot from soothing dub ambient patches.

groove 14.2 begins with a single looped phrase, which after a while becomes one of many superimposed rhythmic layers. The structure begins to enrich itself with further sonic elements, while undergoing a process of constant transformation. Each successive change in the intensity and organisation of the compositional elements has a surprising effect. Once the listener experiences the gritty spatiality familiar from dub techno productions, only to find himself in the middle of a complex and pulsating machinery in the next shot. The last part of the piece is a stunning ambient coda, featuring an impression of Port Gentil Porter Ricks.

William Jourdain's groove 14 is a narrative full of radical beauty, in which the most characteristic features of the artist's style can be found: elaborate sonic structures created at the interface of precise composition and improvisation.

outlines is a searching label. It starts with Chicago Footwork and aims at new forms, outlines and intuitions.

guides, is the more frivolous branch of outlines, where releases are characterised by greater freedom of form.

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