HiNoGar – ReSearch At

HiNoGar’s ReSearch At, released on August 29, 2025 via attenuation circuit, reworks fragments from their earlier Search At into something both harsher and more expansive. On Dragan (HiGer version – by ROBotron), metallic loops grind against a backdrop of drones, the texture swelling until it collapses in distortion at 9:10. Prayanagar (Distant View version – by HR+) stretches over thirteen minutes, a vast drone field where shimmering overtones drift like bells through fog, inviting the listener into a meditative trance. Rewinding (Takes it Further version – by HR+) turns inward: oscillating tones spiral into abrasive feedback, surging at 8:20 before dissolving into near silence. What binds the album together is its tension between ritual stillness and eruptions of noise, a balance that feels both physical and spectral. The sound design is meticulous—layers of processed samples are placed with a sculptor’s precision, yet the results remain raw and visceral. At times the music recalls Biosphere’s arctic ambiences, at others the seismic pressure of Ben Frost, but HiNoGar’s approach is more collective, shaped by multiple hands and ears. This multiplicity gives the record a fractured but coherent identity, like different perspectives on the same landscape. ReSearch At is less an album to be consumed than an environment to inhabit: patient, abrasive, immersive. It demonstrates how drone and noise, when refracted through collaboration, can carve out a sonic terrain that is at once hostile and deeply compelling.

HiNoGar is based in Hungary

Genre

Ambient / Drone / Experimental Electronic with strong Noise and Techno influences

Strengths

• Layered soundscapes that shift between meditative spaciousness and abrasive density.

• Dynamic pacing: long, suspended atmospheres contrasted by sudden surges.

• Distinct personalities of the contributors (ROBotoron, HR+), each track carrying its own sonic identity while staying within the HiNoGar frame.

Formal Aspects

• Dragan (HiGer version – by ROBotron) (10:25): Built around hypnotic pulses, glitch textures, and metallic drones; intensifies mid-track with distorted rhythms.
• Prayanagar (Distant View version – by HR+) (13:31): Expansive drone layers, wide stereo panorama, field-recording-like ambiences; stretches time, evoking distance and ritual.
• Rewinding (Takes it Further version – by HR+) (10:00): Oscillating tones and feedback loops, slowly morphing into abrasive noise walls before dissolving.

Standout Moments / Key Points

04:32 (Dragan) – metallic percussive loop cuts through the drone, shifting the track’s energy.

09:10 (Dragan) – sudden overload of distortion, then a fade into silence.
06:50 (Prayanagar) – shimmering overtone cluster, floating like bells in fog.

08:20 (Rewinding) – noise surge peaks, followed by a thinning texture into near silence..

Comparisons / References

Biosphere – for spacious ambient and drone expanses.

Ben Frost – in the noise-saturated crescendos.

Ellen Fullman / Phill Niblock – long-form textural developments and immersive sonic fields.

Bandcamp link to HiNoGar ReSearch At