Ewers Tonkunst, Indiestate Distribution
An unexpected but very nice collaboration came our way. Reutoff is working on a series of collaborations entitled 'Kreuzung' and after the first one - where they worked with Antlers Mulm - and before the third one - Reutoff vs. Der Blutharsch - there is this brilliant second one ... Reutoff vs. Troum present 'Kreuzung Zwei - Creatura Per Creaturam Continetur'.
All collaborations are released by the combination of two Russian labels, being Ewers Tonkunst and Indiestate Distribution. And these first three releases do make us curious of what will be done in the future.
The fourty-five minutes are divided into six tracks, slowly building towards an intense mixture of miniature noisescapes, neoclassical tapestries, ethnic rhythmic structures and eery vocal samples. All titles are in Latin and since that isn't my strong point, I'll leave that translation to your - the reader - enquiring minds.
The first track 'Aether Purus' is typical for Troum allthough the typical bassy layering of Troum seems to have gone up in frequency. It's all a bit higher. 'Terrenus' has some partial neo-classical sounding sounds, but it is all set in a 70's surrounding 'A Space Odyssey'-like environment. There are moments there which appear like insects stuck in your aural canal. Or were it really little aliens?
This setting is forcefully continued in the third (title) track where the Troum sounds find their way back into the composition. Later in the track rhythms are added to the composition. It is by far the longest track from the album. 'Ignis Niger' is the fourth track and its creepy, erratic voices and samples really gets you into a mood fit for watching a horror-movie. Yes, two film references is my way of saying this whole realease is very filmic.
'Ignis Lucidus' has rhythms again in combination with deep droning layers. It's a bit close to the atmospheres like O Yuki Conjugate. The CD closes with 'Aer Aquosus (Reprise)' which is a short but powerful track in an adapted Troum style.
My knowledge of Reutoff is minimal, so maybe there are a few too much references towards Troum, but on the other hand I LOVE Troum, and this album is despite the references so different from their other work, that I think that I'm secretly going to like Reutoff a lot also.
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