TIM BARNES - Lost Words (2025)
Vivid, absorbing. The way each sound is selected reveals Barnes’s intent. The structure of the sounds invigorates you: now and then, someone or something steps outside the standard, pre-made commercial mold and ventures into a space that engages psychoacoustics, that draws from lived moments... dealing with audio cues, vibrations, flesh, connections, and neural patterns and frameworks... I’m captivated by the sounds in this record because they soothe me with their order within seeming chaos. They inspire reflection; I enjoy following every distortion, interpreting its meaning and letting it lead me on a private journey. In essence, intentionality is just this: shaping your own reality. And when something “other-than-you” seems to resonate on similar frequencies, it’s even better—experiences can blend into something broader, more transparent, and easily shared.