Can’t.
Stop.
Listening.
I’ve sent these words with the link to HQ and asked if it would be enough for a review. But I was requested to write a bit more. So here we are, more words on something that triggers every itch in my mind. First, it’s a CD released by Staalplaat in 100 copies. And I don’t think I need to say anything about Staalplaat other that I’m happy they’re still active after over 40 years. It’s an extended CD with ten tracks with a total playing time of 71 minutes, ranging from 4 to 15 minutes but also overlapping/flowing into each other.
So who is behind Their Divine Nerve? It’s a duo of Dmytro Fedorenko and Jeff Surak. Dmytro was mentioned last week because he is behind the label ‘I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free’, which supports Ukrainian Humanitarian organizations. He is Variát, collaborating with Monolog, released on that label. And late last year, the amazing collaboration with Merzbow was reviewed, too. So I can safely say he is very active as a musician. Jeff Surak, I had to go back in my memory a bit where I had seen his name or heard his music. He’s the guy behind Zeromoon and did projects with many other people I’ve known for ages and ages like Jonas Lindgren, Andrey Kiritchenko, Jorge Castro and Thomas Ekelund; People I also worked with in the early 00s or even late 90’s but I only have a few sounds out of Jeff’s catalogue (like the Dead Violets cassette). But, enough. This is supposed to be a music review.
The notes we received mention ‘where ancient rituals and modern technology converge’ and – I read the notes for the first time after listening to the whole thing – it covers this release very well. The whole CD has an organic flow to it; it Sounds just like sounds and rhythms or ‘recurrences’ as layers in the composition. The dynamics of the tracks with a constant power; No rest for the wicked. Analogue – or digital with an analogue feel, it doesn’t matter at this moment – noises and noise are all turning into a hypnotic journey of over an hour. Not danceable, I think, but for example, that first track reminds me of pre-Hands Orphx or even some really early Vromb, when there were experiments with the organic flow and getting emotion in equipment.
This is a really, really, REALLY nice release and I’m happy I’ve got one of those 100.
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