Waterfall Horizon

Description

Neo Gibson records, performs, and produces as 7038634357. 7038634357 employs a restricted palette to produce music that is formally precise and emotionally direct. Her digital approach to production, wherein forthright melodies intersect heavy distortion, contains traces of trance’s maximalist arcs and an intimacy unique to singer-songwriters. *Waterfall Horizon*, Neo Gibson’s second record on Blank Forms Editions as 7038634357, was written for the stage and honed over the course of its 2022 European tour performances. Here, characteristics of her early, studio-based recordings—digital distortion that obscures lyrics and a slow ambiance—are noticeably abated. Instead, *Waterfall Horizon* takes on a pop inflection, embracing more traditional lyrical scaffolding so that the interstices between verses and choruses or between tracks can blossom within their limited tonal range.