Con-NullPost subject: D/A A/D - My Evil Runs Strong 3" CDR
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:08 pmD/A A/D - My Evil Runs Strong 3" CDR
Industrial Culture Records: http://www.industrialculture.org/
Overall Rating: B-
Composition: C+
Sounds: B
Production Quality: B
Concept: C-
Packaging: B+
This is a single track of analogue modular synth electronics that stretches for just over 21 minutes. The disc itself has a nice minimal white label, and comes in a mini CD slimline jewelcase. The insert is double sided, also nicely printed, and features a painting of skulls and faces.
The disc begins with a harrowing drone, which is followed with a series of oscillating and warping high pitched sounds. A low end pulse, not far from sounding like some of Wolf Eye's work, keeps these drones together and almost adds a beat to the track. More sounds and decaying drones instantly begin to join the mix, and are constantly being warped around. There are plenty of frequencies from the low bass to the seering high pitches, which is excellent. The track is also kept together with an almost dark ambient basis. Already keeping to the basic concept at hand, this is a monstrous collection of analogue drones that do indeed "run strong" together. The drones slowly begin to shift higher and lower, and begin to phase, creating a atmospheric haze of oscillated sounds. Throughout the track, the pulse begins to become more prominant and faster. However, the mix itself does not allow any one drone or frequency to dominate another, and is well kept together. Sometimes though, this disc does feel like a collection of drones and sounds swamped over each other, and at other times it feels quite composed as different textures weave together and change at the same time. The amount of different noise happening in sucession is pleasing, and takes a different approach to most analogue-synth-only projects/purists, who just simply record and leave it at that.
Nearer the end of the mix, more loops are added, and makes that pulse even more rhythmic than before. Perhaps this is too late, as it would have worked better building up for several minutes rather than just lumped on at the end. Throughout the 21 minutes, I feel that it could have evolved a bit more, and definately could have had those loops earlier. I suppose as this is drone then the point is to simply create a series of textures that work well together, and that's exactly what happens. If you like a darker side of synth-only orientated music, then this is perfect. The vast collection of simultaneous sounds make this release not bad at all. Promoted as "the perfect soundtrack for a Sunday drive in a Sherman tank", I can certainly agree, especially if this consists of bloodening your treadmills with the fallen bodies of your enemies.
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