Drone Records
The first of four new Drone Records 7" is the project Shrine from Bulgaria. 'Distorted Legends, Pt.1' is the first vinyl release for Hristo Gospodinov after a fulltime CD on the somewhat unknown Corvus Records, also from Bulgaria.
The very heavy black vinyl - to be played on 33 rpm - is hidden in a foldout cardbord sleeve with a mind-tingling picture based on a drawing by Tsvetan Mirchev. It depicts buildings reaching for the sky, but they could still be anything ranging from pre-unification factories to the Babelonian skyline. Though the title implies the former of these two extremes.
Musicwise there is a lot to be discovered here. Nice mellow ambient layers form the basics on which static analog sounds create an feeling of loneliness. On the reverse side some added bass sounds create an emotion which can only be described by the word "mesmerizing" ...
A welcome addition to the Drone Records catalog and a name to remember. Looking forward to the second part.
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