Licht & Stahl
Before me - or at least hidden in the cassette-player - is a split release between projects from Gemany and the US. The American Mystified opens the release with some nice loop-based dronings, followed by the first track by n.strahl.n. He opens 'Welle 1' with a bit more aggressive repetitive approach: The setting for this tape has been made clear: We have lift-off. Side A is a collection of soundscapes, minimal noise and at moments classical themed tunes, very obviously the result of these two artists being very well attuned. The 'Welle'-tunes by n.strahl.n are a bit more noisey then the rest, but that is only a positive thing to mention.
'Short Interlude' is a bit rhythmic and even though the choice of sounds surrounding the rhythms is well executed, the rhythm itself is not Mystifieds thing to do.
On the reverse side vocal samples enter the compositions but for the rest it is a continuation of what we heard before. And that's a very good thing. Steamboats, analog synths en creepy atmospheres. And on 'Zentrifuge' we sadly experience a few of those beats again, which break the tension build-up completely. This time they're by n.strahl.n and in all honesty, it's not one of his strongest points either.
But all-and-all: Mystified and N.Strahl.N are a good match if you like this kind of experimentalism.
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