ALARMEN - THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOAN (CD by Audiophob)
ZERO DEGREE - ZERO DEGREE (CD by Audiophob)
German label Audiophob makes a pretty good comparison to describe the expression of fifth and latest release from the label: Equally to the information chaos, that surrounds us in the age of Internet, the listener of debut release from german artist Carsten Stiller will be flooded by sonic overload as the album is characterized by complexity and spectral extremity. All of the tracks are alternately confrontational. Even though "There is no place like hoan" first of all floats in territories of ambient with only a limited use of rhythm texture, it never falls into the state of pure tranquillity. Deep rumbling drones lie underneath soundscapes of waving ambient reminiscent of the early days of Warp Records meanwhile masses of noise, wash into the sonic picture as small bits of distorted noises and concrete sounds. Droning keyboards playing out over some heavy crumbling helps building a spooky feeling on the album. Final track on the album bearing the humorous title "Thomas Edison didn't have time for it" separates from the previous tracks with its minimalist expression exclusively based on icy drones swirling around pulsating repetitive rhythms that grows from discreet levels to more upfront as the tracks develops in the best Pan(a)Sonic-manner. This closing track remains the darkest and most threatening moment on the album. "Darkness" is also the word to describe Canadian artist Nihil's debut album under the project Zero Degree. With a past in the world of power electronics, under the artistic name Painslut, Nihil definitely knows how to create "not so friendly" atmospheres. Even though Zero Degree expressively is far away from the aggressive sounds of Painslut, the atmosphere on certain tracks on this self-titled album is gloomy and grim. On quite a few tracks the recipe of expression is reminiscent of Alarmen with its starting point taken in drone-based ambient spiced with rhythmic elements. Though the IDM-based rhythms gets more space in the world of Zero Degree. When listening to "Zero degree" it is pretty obvious that Nihil has his musical background in the Industrial sound-spheres, even though impressions of dark electro also seems quite dominating especially on tracks like "Fluid ice", "Irie" as well as the title track. Favorite moment is the 10-minute piece of minimalism, "Pitch black", that combines unsettling ambient-scapes with repetitive ritual rhythmic sounds of Power Noise. After this breathtaking adrenaline rush, the album closes beautifully with a track bearing the significant title "Into the light", - a title that perfectly symbolizes the way out of the gloomy darkness saturating the overall album. With two very interesting and quite emotional albums, Audiophob underlines the fact that this young label definitely is worth keeping an eye on. (NMP)
(Quelle: http://www.vitalweekly.net/534.html)
Statistik: Verfasst von Carstor — 12.07.2006 (15:18)
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Statistik: Verfasst von Carstor — 19.06.2006 (19:27)
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Paradroid hat geschrieben:
Glück gehabt. die Lieferung ist vor ein paar Minuten eingetroffen. :)
Glück gehabt. die Lieferung ist vor ein paar Minuten eingetroffen. :)
Puh, na manchmal ist auf die Deutsche Post zum Glück doch noch Verlaß. *g*
Statistik: Verfasst von Carstor — 16.06.2006 (15:28)
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Ich werde auf jeden Fall nachher ein paar Stück mitnehmen...
Statistik: Verfasst von Paradroid — 16.06.2006 (15:18)
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And242 hat geschrieben:
Ich gehe davon aus, dass man die CD am Freitag in Oberhausen kaufen...
Ich gehe davon aus, dass man die CD am Freitag in Oberhausen kaufen...
Kann sein. Ich hab heute zumindest einen großen Stapel zu Mirko geschickt. Allerdings meinte er, dass er wohl nicht zu lang dort bleiben kann. Also am Besten relativ früh zuschlagen. Ich denk mal, er meldet sich aber selbst nochmal dazu.
Der Titel erinnert mich übrigens ein wenig an meine Signatur. :wink:
Nicht beabsichtigt. :)
Statistik: Verfasst von Carstor — 14.06.2006 (21:42)
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Statistik: Verfasst von And242 — 14.06.2006 (21:39)
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auphcd 005 Alarmen - There's No Place Like Hoan CD in cardboard-cover
Tracklisting:
1. We Cure Any Disease
2. Feeling Better Is Not A Dream
3. Wicked Drugs To Keep You Go
4. Wer Sucht, Der Findet
5. Please Her All Night Long
6. Three Inches Longer
7. Thomas Edison Didn't Have Time For It
8. Feeling Better Is Not A Dream (April Mix by Mandelbrot)
9. Rocken Roal (SKAB remixed by Alarmen)
Hmmm, großes Gerede dazu spar ich mir mal, den handelsüblichen Pressetext und Bestellmöglichkeit gibt's auf http://www.audiophob.de/. Hoffentlich auch bald Hörproben.
PS: jaja, steinigt mich, wenn ich nur alle Jubeljahre mal zum Werbung-machen aus der Versenkung aufsteige, irgendwie reicht die Zeit schon seit längerem nicht mehr für Krachcom und ähnliches aus. Immerhin kann ja zumindest Paradroid hier noch die Fahne hochhalten. ;)
Statistik: Verfasst von Carstor — 14.06.2006 (21:34)
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