Knurl/Pholde

Alan Bloor, under the guise of both Knurl and Pholde, creates some of the most original inspired music in the ambient genre. using sculptures he creates himself using scrap metal, Bloor unleashes a previously hidden music. with Knurl, Bloor explores the harder edges and abrasive noise inherent in his metallic artwork, while Pholde is a study of the more untreated natural resonance of metal struck, bowed and otherwise manipulate. a truly original artist and a spellbinding performer.

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titles by Knurl/Pholde

Knurl "Acidimide"
new music from Toronto's master of improvisational noise.

Knurl "Cytostatic"
Alan Bloor continues his journey through the hidden soundscapes inherent in metal.

Knurl "Hematoma"
the return of Alan Bloor's inspired metallic/noise project

Knurl "Magnetomotive"
creating a sublime world of wonder from chaos

Knurl "Scyamine"
new music from Alan Bloor's deep noise project

Knurl "Thymostat"
revel in the sounds of metal

Knurl "Triapse"
the latest from Alan Bloor's noise project

Knurl "Vorticose"
exploring the musical beauty of metal

Pholde "An Instance of This"
a limited edition release from Pholde on By Blade Records

Pholde "Finding Internal Asylum"
Alan Bloor returns with a new Pholde disc exploring the ambience inherent in metal

Pholde "In Favour of More Permanent Pleasures"
the latest release from Alan Bloor, exploring the beautiful sounds inherent in metal

Pholde "In Which One May Descend"
the latest work in Alan Bloor's ongoing quest to release the inherent musicality of metal.

Pholde "Luminance of a Perfectly Diffusing Surface"
Alan Bloor returns to his ambient project Pholde, this time blending his unique metal sculptures with violin, resulting in a hauntingly beautiful work...

Pholde "Of Matter by Which It Remains"
New music by Alan Bloor, performed spontaneously using unique metal sculptures.

Pholde "That Which Tends to Dissuade"
new material by Alan Bloor from the Gears of Sand label

Various Artists "PiNG AMBiENCE"
a compilation of PiNG artists mixed by Rich Baker of Cymbl and ARC