About two years ago, there was a short period in which I could review not one but three releases of Dead Body Love. And now there is again a brief stint in which I get to review two Dead Body Love albums and one album of a side project named Drift. So, first things first.
Behind Dead Body Love and Drift is Gabriele Giuliani. A third quite active side-project that should be mentioned, by the way, is Discordance. Dead Body Love was active in three periods: 1995-’98, 2008-’11, and right now, we see several rereleases of his older stuff. And there is a reason for that. It’s a) great stuff, and many releases were in so low numbers that it’s now impossible to get your hands on it. Thankfully, people now recognise the quality of some older releases and decide it’s quintessential that they are available for the new generation of people interested in noise—labels like Trunks, Phage Tapes, Input Error and Eighth Tower.
The second release by Input Error is another rerelease from the Less Than Zero label – a tape released in an edition of more than 30 copies. Available now in larger quantities. “Annihilation Devices Part 2” had three tracks and still has them. The original recording has been passed onto a different medium, but it’s all still intact. The result is again some 40 minutes of wonderful sounds, although I have to mention there are a lot of differences with the first “Annihilation Devices”.
Where the first part opened up harshly and in your face, Part 2 has an almost ambient start. “Knee Deep In Eternal Fire” is the original first side of the tape, and because I am writing this while listening, the composition is blossoming for me as well. The first half of the track is a slowly developing drone with a recurrent strong theme and layers are added to the point where more and more noises are added on top and in the background. And at some point, you’re realising the track is almost as noisy as it gets. Yet still, the pulsating theme from the beginning simmers through … A noise and drone amalgam pur sang.
The second track of the album is a short one named “Armageddon Sector”, which is harsh. There are great low rumbling and feedback motifs all over. It swooshes and swirls all over the place. And then “Elemental Fury” which is closing the CD. It has a potent analogue feel with many oscillators or sound devices Gabriele uses to create chaos. And when – what sounds like heavily adapted vocals – enter the composition, the chaos is only extended to a level where, as a listener, you don’t know what to follow anymore. The high pitch layers in the back get mixed into the front. Just gorgeous.
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