"Beautiful and unique, the work of Pholde never ceases to delight and inspire me. "In Which One May Descend" continues in this vein, and is a work of truly engaging music that will delight fans of Alan's previous work and will hopefully draw attention to more people who are willing to open their ears to new sounds and ideas. Highly recommended."

ric maclean - ping things

"A collaboration between Eric Hopper of Sylken and Alan Bloor of Pholde and Knurl (along with frequent Sylken collaborator Joe G.), "Sculptor" is a perfect blending of styles, a seemless match of textures and tones. The metallic sounds of Alan's sculptures prove to be the perfect compliment to the drifting atmospheres of Eric's music, creating a mesmerizing tableau of sound simultaneously familiar and alien to the listener. "

ric maclean - ping things

"Pholde's clangorous and ghostly ...And With It We Shall Divide would be perfect listening for those dark creative moods when you need something that will take your imagination somewhere other than the stale white walls that typically surround us all and into someplace ghastly and colossally frightening. Perhaps you're even looking for something to set a dark mood for a book you're reading, to brood upon, to massage your own discordant mind with something darker than your own thoughts (or perhaps just to scare the bajeebers out of little kids on Halloween). I don't think I've heard anything quite this creepy in a long time."

Laura B. - Sublevel 203

"I found this disc surprisingly dark. It seemed to use a major set of metallic vibrations through each piece, some stood out in the forefront while others moved to the background. This in itself created a certain tension because of its metallic properties. While other tones of sharp and deeper qualities were introduced, it created a sense of conflict and contrast, yet maintained a fragile balance in the same instant.
In Accordance With Conscience was nearly overwhelming in its daring simplicity and was uncommonly intriguing."

Laura B. - Sublevel 203

Intone

All pieces produced and recorded live in 2000.12

Seal To Self

Recorded in 2001.04 entirely from found metal objects.

Kharborundumm

This Knurl CD from 2000 introduced the new Pholde ambient soundscape sound.