Xela's John Twells and Zelienople's Matt Christensen teamed up to create this tour de force in experimental/drone music. As a part of my original review of this album I wrote:"Coasts" was the first new recording I heard in 2011, and it has set the bar dizzingly high for the rest of the year. I've admittedly bagged on experimental and drone music from the past couple of years as simply being a retread of so many records that have come before (with the exception of William Fowler Collins and Locrian). With this record Twells and Christensen have proven that there is much life left in the genre by crafting one of its finest albums in recent memory."
Little did I know what a harbinger this record would prove to be, as 2011 ended up being one of the strongest years for experimental music in some time. Yet, twelve months and many excellent experimental releases later, this record still astonishes. While this is certainly drone music, there is nothing static about it. Tone, color, emotion, scope; everything changes by the second throughout "Coasts." I can't recall hearing drone pieces this consistent that are also this dynamic.
"Burning Bridges Together"
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