After rereleasing the 1998 CDR on tape in 2021, Death in Venice Productions decided it was not enough and rereleased the magnificent “Disconnected” by Atrax Morge as a CD. It is still Italian because Death in Venice and the original label Sin Organization are from Italy, and we all know Marco Corbelli was. There are a few things you’ve read more often from me: is it necessary to rerelease so much stuff from the past if so many new sounds are being made? In my opinion, when it comes to Slaughter Tapes or Atrax Morgue, in my humble opinion you can’t do it enough. Keep sending those rereleases, and I’ll review them!
Marco Corbelli, a.k.a. Atrax Morgue, has something magical. So far, I haven’t been able to put my finger on it, but it is the minimalist approach to the sounds and the incredible spookiness of those haunted vocals. The sounds in his compositions – not all, but definitely on this release – are pure synthesized melodic sequences. No rhythms, yet rhythmic, no distortion, yet distorted, and the purity is like they’re straight from a machine. You hear the sound waves as they should be. The vocal procession is different: Distorted yet audible, chorus, delay and probably an overdrive. Lyrics the Brainbombs and Brighter Death Now would be proud of.
So this is “Disconnected”, as mentioned, a CDR release from 1998, two years ago, rereleased on tape and now on CD. Thirty-one minutes only, sadly, but this is one for the books. This is Atrax Morgue the way I like him the best. Direct, extreme and still alive.
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