This was the first I had heard of anyone related to this release. But returning home from a week’s holiday (did you miss us last week?) I’m a bit like: Let’s listen and see what happens. And this Cologne-based label surprises directly.
It’s a split tape, 10 minutes per side, starting with Raus. Even with only 10 minutes, there are four tracks named ‘Illusion’, ‘Allegro’, ‘Adagio’, and ‘Scherzo’. Consider this a sort of electronic composition following the rules dictated by classical music. Or is there another link towards classical composition techniques? Musicwise, you hear a lot of cymbal-based sounds: Tapped, hit, and, I believe, bowed. And ‘Adagio’ even has some rhythmic structure and manipulated layers. The final track, ‘Scherzo’, is the noisiest and sounds like a classical interpretation of old-school Death Industrial.
Nahtonerfahrung, on the reverse side, does things entirely differently. Their /his / her 10 minutes are divided into no less than 7 tracks, of which the longest is over 2 minutes. The music is a harsh approach to sonic experiments with a Dadaist choice of titles. All of the tracks are short enough to create an atmosphere where you can relax and enjoy the modulations or sounds, and at the same time, they need to be longer to become irritating for non-noise lovers. I would see this as a sampler of Nahtonerfahrung’s sound design, which is promising. I’d like to hear an album of sorts where these sounds are transformed into compositions if that is possible within the conceptual approach of the project.
Final remark: a fine release which should have lasted a lot longer.
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