Eternal Night Radio, the third effort from Caldon Glover on the Cryo Chamber label, evokes large, empty human-made spaces, such as abandoned buildings, hulls of seagoing vessels, and underground caverns. Echoing percussion, as well as creaking, popping, and groaning, accompany undulating yet assertive waves of synth.
Whether or not Glover intended such imagery, it is difficult to hear the album without envisioning structures under pressure, groaning with age and flexing with thermal shifts. But the strength of Eternal Night Radio lies in its sonic breadth. The seven tracks embody not only dereliction, but also a pervasive sense of peril and awe.
The album also features vocals on a pair of these tracks. Tabitha Celani adds ethereal singing…