So, RNPno.2 is already the fourth cassette on this little label, and I’m going to start with the truth: no label can release only good stuff. Or no, no single label will release only stuff that will fit the taste of one person – maybe other than the label owner. Having said that, This release is not ‘my thing’, so this review will sound a bit more abstract and distant than I mostly write my reviews. Which isn’t bad, but it was only fair to say it in advance.
RNPno.2 has been reviewed two times earlier in Vital Weekly (1201 and 1152), and there was no additional info on who’s behind the project. This time is no different; he / she / they are an enigma. The alleviation one is the only title in this release. Two sides of 45 minutes filled with sounds. It’s a bit of a tape recorder in a practice space/studio. It’s jamming, freaking, hustling, and playing around … Some sounds, in the beginning, hint a bit towards a Fluxus/ drone tapestry. Still, when the guitars and drums kick in, it’s closer to the Lofi rock improvisations Frans spoke about in Vital 1152.
And that’s the whole thing for about 90 minutes and yes, there are absolutely a few very nice moments on there, but I’m always looking for a coherency between the parts: Call it a concept. As far as concepts go, for me personally, this is just a few people locked into a room with too much time and too much equipment. Is it good? I don’t know. Is it bad? I don’t know. I just don’t know … And maybe that’s the concept behind it. Sow confusion to create chaos so any pattern will mean a form of alleviation …
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