Side A of this cassette is reserved for one long track entitled “Culture-Art-Leisures”. This originated on May 13th 2017 when Ezdanitoff made these recordings during a performance at Les Dominicains, Guebwiller, France. Later that year, Wouter processed and pre-mastered those recordings, and it was a matter of time before they would be released somehow. And that time is now. And those recordings are mesmerizing. It’s not a half-hour drone without anything happening. There are several recognizable parts, and the atmosphere shifts during the piece. And a lot is happening: From organic sounds to crystal clear synthetic sounds, of course, very well-placed and timed delays in the setup … A track to play and replay.
The reverse side is split into six parts, recorded at the end of February 2023 in Berlin in Wouter’s studio. The opening “Ortophonics” is playing for a few seconds and already you know you’re in for a treat. Where do the sounds come from? What is the origin? It’s almost non-human. The style can best be described as a combination of experimental music, minimal noise, drone and even a bit of soundscape because of the storytelling within each composition. “Planet Debate Dinners” has a lovely sci-fi feeling, and the following “Beyond Belief” is an example of a music piece that will make you feel uncomfortable in the dark. It feels like walking around at an empty old factory area in what once was a prosperous economic land, it’s raining, and you’re not sure you heard people.
The final track, “Floating Hyphen,” I will not say too much about, other than that those are my favourites of “Kraezicken”. They’re spacious, a lot is happening, and even then, the calm remains. It’s droney ambience, slightly hurtful at moments through the choice of sounds, and they have a story. But it’s up to everyone to decide what that story is. Which is the beauty of it.
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