SmallVoices SVR04014
Admirers of the experiments of Psychophysicist, The Anti Group Communication, Hafler Trio, Lustmord, Thomas Köner and Kontakt der Junglinge: Pay attention!
The second CD of Kinetix is released and entitled 'White Rooms'. On the CD the connection between physical space and acoustic space is studied, resulting in four "chapters", of which three are diveded in three "paragraphs" each.
Chapter 1: Volume.
A collection op repeated Italian and French vocal samples and very clean sounding frequencies. If it wasn't for the sudden noise eruptions the term 'erotic' might come to mind. Later in the chapter noise gets added and the atmosphere changes drastically. The atmosphere becomes difficult to place. Every now and then it reminds me of Die Hamletmaschine by the Einstürzende Neubauten but that's probably because of the conceptual approach and the usage of vocals.
Chapter 2: Time
The 2nd serie of three track (respectivly 1.11, 2.22 and 3.33 in length) matches the sound of the first series very good. Allthough because of the lack of vocals the atmosphere is completely different. The tracks sound more spatial, more like a deep drone because of the use of more depth in the filtering.
Chapter 3: Frequency
This third chapter has two ultra short tracks followed by a 17 minute track on which the creator of the CD explains the concept of the track. The result is a beautiful drone with vocals which reminds of particulary the works of T.A.G.C. and h3o.
Chapter 4: Space
This piece is completely dedicated to space and the influence of space on sound. The manual for optimal enjoyment and interpretation has been printed on the cover, just like for example the instructions for connection of the third speaker was explained on the cover of the Ambient# series by Brian Eno in the 70's. To really enjoy the track itself it is maybe just a bit too long or just not enough happens. The result is because of the minimal use of reverb (which is inherent to the room where the track is being showed) quite cold.
For the more experiences listener to experimental compositions it's very interesting, for "normal" people it's truly intriguing but as stated before, not really easy.
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