Concerts are fun, and because of the many performances, festivals are more fun. One person I keep on meeting at festivals in the Eastern part of Germany is Frank Krause from Mezire. And at the recent Tower Transmissions in Dresden, yep, we met again. Of course. Lille Roger played, as well as Anenzephalia, Sutcliffe No More (yet still rocking everybody’s socks off), the amazing Human Larvae and many more. So Frank and I had a good talk and a few drinks, and he gave me Mezire’s latest output, which was recently rereleased on an official CD by L.White Records instead of the earlier self-released CDR. One of the things Frank told me was that the release was the first Mezire, with him being the only member. Dirk stopped with all of it, and the stuff that was lying around and prepared for upcoming albums was formed into what would become this album: “Post Mortem.”
The CD opens with the orchestral “The Silence In Me”, and from that moment on, one thing is sure: This will not be a happy CD, probably the reason why Frank and I like each other. “Self Mutilation” is throbbing, and here, the vocals come through loudly. There is no doubt that this CD is filled with power electronics from European ground. It is less repetitive (loopy) or structure-based than the US strain – more noise-based with vocals. With a massive mastering (by Andreas from L.White) to let all those frequencies hurt like they should—proper solid power electronics.
“Nuke it!” opens with a looped vocal sample and quickly turns into a chaotic scenery. It’s as if the bomb has been dropped, and everybody is going everywhere trying to survive. “Monotony” might be the most ‘open’ track of the album. Slowly building atmosphere on a repetitive slow beat built by a looped sample again. In 7 minutes (all tracks are approximately between 4 and 9), Mezire goes from an open structure into a mean and utterly brilliant example of the unwritten book ‘how to create tension in music where you wouldn’t expect it to hit that hard’. And slowly, the CD goes towards the end … With the title track as an absolute highlight where all aspects come together. The buildup, harsh vocals, noise, some orchestral influences … Mezire is dead; long live Mezire!
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