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又是一首曲目长达31分钟的Drone Sound，来自雪梨吉他演奏家Oren Ambarchi与Hapna经营者Johan Berthling的二重奏。该唱片「My Days Are Darker Than Your Nights」主要形成于Ambarchi的吉他演奏以及Barthling所主导的Harmonium，带来一张浑重的Drone声响。两人相识、合作于2002年，当时Barthling已是Tape的成员，同时亦身兼Hapna的厂牌经营。从他的角度来看，Hapna就像是Mego、Touch或Staubgold这类型的Electronic音乐厂牌，向外寻求更多乐手的合作自然是日后发展的重心。然而以吉他演奏闻名于世的Oren Ambarchi更是90年代以降相当活跃的乐手之一。连续得到过多次澳洲Council音乐奖的Ambarchi，其合作过的对象包含Fennesz、John Zorn、Otomo Yoshihide...等国际知名大师，能够吸引到Berthling的注目自然不算意外。只是两人首度合作的作品「My Days Are Darker Than Your Nights」非旦没有任何激烈的火花，甚至长达31分钟的声响中，也只能较清晰地听见Berthling所铺设的Harmonium，而Ambarchi的吉他只是凑着一长串的Noise Feedback，与Phill Niblock的合作极其相似。(只不过Phill Niblock是属于Minimal Drone)其唱片的焦点则在于两人对于Reich/Riley等简约主义名家的热爱，从而投入至Drone声响的开发。(Hapna历年来具代表性的发行之一)

by François Couture

The Australian experimental guitarist Oren Ambarchi made a trip to Stockholm, Sweden, in March of 2002. On his to-do list was a recording session with multi-instrumentalist Johan Berthling (one-third of Tape, among other projects). My Days Are Darker Than Your Nights consists of a single 31-minute piece. Ambarchi gets credit for guitar and Berthling for harmonium, but that only tells half of the story. As usual, the guitarist has used a multi-track looping device to build up a thick, dense, highly kinetic drone. The harmonium sounds more immediate (no electronics seem to be involved); Berthling holds down chords for long durations, pumping air in the instrument and letting its whiny breath blend into the guitar soundscapes. The piece starts out very atmospheric and ambient. It gains momentum and volume gradually, and after 15 minutes it reaches a point where it could either remain comfortable and "ambient" or cross over to harsh noise -- simultaneously velvet and glass shards. You can literally feel how dangerously thin is the separation between the two. And it remains there, sitting on the proverbial fence for the last half of the piece, mesmerizing you like a giant (it feels huge!) kaleidoscope. The fade-out -- however careful and slow -- is a bit disappointing, but not enough to cancel out the fascination this piece exerts. Recommended, especially to those who appreciate Phill Niblock's microtonal works.